Changes in Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) gut xylanolytic activities in response to dietary xylan content

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 568-573

  Smith, J A ^a   Koehler, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

xylosidase; Subterranean termite; Symbiont; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DIET; POLYSACCHARIDE; SYMBIONT; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 34447545654     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2007)100[568:CIRFIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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