Bacillus species in the intestine of termites and other soil invertebrates

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 620-627

  Konig H ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacilli; Intestinal microbiota; Invertebrates; Termites

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOILS;

ARCHAEON; BACILLUS SPECIES; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; GUT MICROBES; INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA; INVERTEBRATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIOTAS; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; TERMITE;

ANIMALS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; DEGRADATION; SOIL BIOTA; TERMITE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDES; CARBON CYCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; EUKARYOTE; FIRMICUTES; FLAVOBACTERIA; FUNGUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IMPERIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; INVERTEBRATE; ISOPTERA; METHANOBACTERIALES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROFLORA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTOZOON; SOIL FAUNA; SPIROCHETE; YEAST;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FIRMICUTES; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33747142020     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02914.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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