Physicochemical conditions and metal ion profiles in the gut of the fungus-growing termite Odontotermes formosanus

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1368-1375

  Li, Hongjie ^a   Sun, Jianzhong ^b   Zhao, Jianming ^c   Deng, Tianfu ^d   Lu, Jirong ^a   Dong, Ying ^a   Deng, Wan ^a   Mo, Jianchu ^a,e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Institute of Zhuji Termite Control   (China)

^d HENAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Intestinal pH; Metal ions; Microelectrodes; Oxygen; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METAL; OXYGEN;

ELECTRODE; FOOD PROCESSING; HYDROGEN; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METABOLISM; METAL; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REDOX POTENTIAL; SYMBIONT; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INTESTINE; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; TERMITOMYCES;

ANIMALS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; ISOPTERA; METALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; TERMITOMYCES;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS;

EID: 84865978744     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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