Activities of ligninase in Odontotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Termitidae) and its symbiotic fungus

Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-187

  Pan, Chengyuan ^a   Zhou, Yun ^a   Deng, Tianfu ^b   Mo, Jianchu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fungus comb; Laccase; Odontotermes formosanus; Symbiotic fungus

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; TERMITIDAE; TERMITOMYCES;

EID: 59849085828     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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