Differences in cellulase activity among different castes of Odontotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Termitidae) and the symbiotic fungus Termitomyces albuminosus

Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 697-704

  Deng, Tianfu ^a,b   Chen, Chunrun ^a   Cheng, Menglin ^a   Pan, Chengyuan ^a   Zhou, Yun ^a   Mo, Jianchu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Odontotermes formosanus; Symbiotic fungus

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; TERMITIDAE; TERMITOMYCES ALBUMINOSUS;

EID: 44149084720     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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