Phylogenetic and Functional Analysis of Gut Microbiota of a Fungus-Growing Higher Termite: Bacteroidetes from Higher Termites Are a Rich Source of β-Glucosidase Genes

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 416-425

  Zhang, Meiling ^a   Liu, Ning ^b,c   Qian, Changli ^b   Wang, Qianfu ^b   Wang, Qian ^b   Long, Yanhua ^d   Huang, Yongping ^b   Zhou, Zhihua ^b   Yan, Xing ^b,e  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION AND MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^d ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES (CLASS); BACTEROIDETES; DYSGONOMONAS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES ANNANDALEI; MACROTERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDETES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDETES; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; ISOPTERA; MICROBIOTA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84904570146     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-014-0388-3     Document Type: Article

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