Symbiotic adaptation of bacteria in the gut of Reticulitermes speratus: Low endo-β-1,4-glucanase activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 395, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 432-435

  Cho, Moon Jung ^a   Kim, Yoon Hee ^a   Shin, Keum ^a   Kim, Young Kyoon ^a   Kim, Yeong Suk ^a   Kim, Tae Jong ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Endo 1,4 glucanase; Gut bacteria; Reticulitermes speratus; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE SEQUENCE; ISOPTERA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; CELLULASE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; INTESTINES; ISOPTERA; SYMBIOSIS; XANTHOMONADACEAE;

BACILLUS SP.; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; DYELLA; ISOPTERA; PROTOZOA; RETICULITERMES SPERATUS;

EID: 77951878535     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.048     Document Type: Article

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