Role of the mutualistic fungus in lignin degradation in the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes gilvus (Isoptera; Macrotermitinae)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 653-658

  Hyodo, F ^a   Inoue, T ^a   Azuma, J I ^a   Tayasu, I ^a   Abe, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulose digestibility; Fungus growing termite; Lignin degradation; Macrotermes gilvus; Termitomyces sp

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DIGESTIBILITY; FUNGUS; LIGNIN DEGRADATION; MUTUALISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TERMITOMYCES;

MACROTERMES GILVUS;

EID: 0034116251     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00192-3     Document Type: Article

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