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Characterization of the Core and Caste-Specific Microbiota in the Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes
The hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes harbors a complex symbiotic community consisting of protists, bacteria, and archaea. These symbionts aid in the digestion of lignocellulose from the termite’s wood meal. Termite hindguts were sampled and the V4 hyper-variable region of the 16S rRNA...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26925043 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00171 |