Comparison of the gut microbiota from soldier and worker castes of the termite Reticulitermes grassei

International Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-93

  Berlanga, Mercedes ^a   Paster, Bruce J ^b,c   Grandcolas, Philippe ^d   Guerrero, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Actinobacteria; Endomicrobia'; PHA accumulating bacteria; Reticulitermes grassei; Spirochaetes; Termite castes; Termite gut microbiota; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ISOPTERA; PHYLO; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTISTA; RETICULITERMES GRASSEI; SPIROCHAETES; VERRUCOMICROBIA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 80054965327     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.138     Document Type: Article

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