Development of novel method for screening microorganisms using symbiotic association between insect (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki) and intestinal microorganisms

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-367

  Hayashi, Arata ^a   Aoyagi, Hideki ^a   Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi ^b   Tanaka, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

artificial diet; Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki; insect; intestinal microorganisms; screening method

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS; SCREENING;

ARTIFICIAL DIET; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS SHIRAKI; INTESTINAL MICROORGANISMS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; DIET; INSECT; INTESTINE FLORA; ISOPTERA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; INTESTINES; ISOPTERA; PHENOLS; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248165025     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.103.358     Document Type: Article

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