Cellulose and xylan utilisation in the lower termite reticulitermes speratus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-242

  Inoue, T ^a   Murashima, K ^b   Azuma, J I ^a   Sugimoto, A ^a   Slaytor, M ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJI DAIRIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Cellulose; Endoglucanase; Isoptera; Lower termites; Protozoa; Reticulitermes speratus; Xylan; Xylanase; Xylosidase

Indexed keywords

DINENYMPHA; DINENYMPHA EXILIS; DINENYMPHA PARVA; ISOPTERA; MIRABILIS; PROTOZOA; PYRSONYMPHA GRANDIS; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; TRICHONYMPHA AGILIS;

EID: 0030806312     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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