Coevolution of symbiotic spirochete diversity in lower termites

International Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Berlanga, Mercedes ^a   Paster, Bruce J ^b   Guerrero, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Ectosymbionts; Lower termites; Symbiotic protists; Symbiotic spirochetes; Termite gut spirochetes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOTERMES; CRYPTOTERMES CAVIFRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTERMES TENUIS; ISOPTERA; KALOTERMES; KALOTERMES FLAVICOLLIS; KALOTERMITIDAE; NEOTERMES MONA; NEOTERMES SP.; PROTISTA; RETICULITERMES GRASSEI; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA;

EID: 34547399550     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.19     Document Type: Article

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