Rich microbial community associated with the nest material of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-116

  Chouvenc, Thomas ^a   Elliott, Monica L ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; FECES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NEST SITE; SAND; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TERMITE; TUNNEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 79953715391     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.094.0117     Document Type: Article

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