Comparative metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analysis of hindgut paunch microbiota in wood- and dung-feeding higher termites.

Termites effectively feed on many types of lignocellulose assisted by their gut microbial symbionts. To better understand the microbial decomposition of biomass with varied chemical profiles, it is important to determine whether termites harbor different microbial symbionts with specialized function...

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Main Authors: Shaomei He, Natalia Ivanova, Edward Kirton, Martin Allgaier, Claudia Bergin, Rudolf H Scheffrahn, Nikos C Kyrpides, Falk Warnecke, Susannah G Tringe, Philip Hugenholtz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f11f512a3d074c6bb32ec5f9ae99a549
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