Symbiotic “Archaezoa” of the Primitive Termite Mastotermes darwiniensis Still Play a Role in Cellulase Production

The relictual Mastotermes darwiniensis is one of the world's most destructive termites. Like all phylogenetically basal termites, it possesses protozoa in its hindgut, which are believed to help it digest wood. L. Li, J. Frohlich, P. Pfeiffer, and H. Konig (Eukaryot. Cell 2:1091-1098, 2003) rec...

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Main Authors: Watanabe, Hirofumi, Takase, Aya, Tokuda, Gaku, Yamada, Akinori, Lo, Nathan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1563587/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16963639
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/EC.00100-06
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