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Taxonomic features and comparisons of the gut microbiome from two edible fungus-farming termites (Macrotermes falciger; M. natalensis) harvested in the Vhembe district of Limpopo, South Africa

BACKGROUND: Termites are an important food resource for many human populations around the world, and are a good supply of nutrients. The fungus-farming ‘higher’ termite members of Macrotermitinae are also consumed by modern great apes and are implicated as critical dietary resources for early homini...

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Autores principales: Schnorr, Stephanie L., Hofman, Courtney A., Netshifhefhe, Shandukani R., Duncan, Frances D., Honap, Tanvi P., Lesnik, Julie, Lewis, Cecil M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1540-5