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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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Autores principales: Benjamino, Jacquelynn, Graf, Joerg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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