Marked variations in patterns of cellulase activity against crystalline- vs. carboxymethyl-cellulose in the digestive systems of diverse, wood-feeding termites

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 372-380

  Tokuda, Gaku ^a   Lo, Nathan ^b   Watanabe, Hirofumi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Cellulose digestion; Crystalline cellulose; Gut; Salivary glands; Termites

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; TERMITE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NASUTITERMES TAKASAGOENSIS; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS;

EID: 28944454944     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2005.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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