RNA interference in symbiotic protists of the termite coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) through ingestion of siRNA by the host termite

Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Itakura, Shuji ^a   Murayama, Satoshi ^a   Kamata, Yasutaka ^a   Tanaka, Hiromi ^a   Enoki, Akio ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coptotermesformosanus; Endoglucanase; RNA interference; Symbiotic protist

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; HOLOMASTIGOTOIDES MIRABILE; ISOPTERA; PROTISTA; PSEUDOTRICHONYMPHA GRASSII; RHINOTERMITIDAE; SPIROTRICHONYMPHA LEIDYI;

EID: 68949125408     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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