Their ability to degrade lignocellulose gives termites an important place in the carbon cycle.
This ability relies on their partnership with a diverse community of bacterial, archaeal and …

The symbiotic gut microbiota of termites plays important roles in lignocellulose digestion and
nitrogen metabolism. Termites possess a dual cellulolytic system: in lower termites the …

Termites thrive in great abundance in terrestrial ecosystems and play important roles in
biorecycling of lignocellulose. Together with their microbial symbionts, they efficiently …

For most animals, lignocellulose is a nutritionally poor food source that is highly resistant to
enteric degradation. Termites, however, have the unique ability to digest lignocellulose with …

In addition to evolving eusocial lifestyles, two equally fascinating aspects of termite biology
are their mutualistic relationships with gut symbionts and their use of lignocellulose as a …

Termites thrive in the tropics and play an important role in lignocellulose degradation. This
ability depends mainly on intestine microbes in the gut, but most of them are so-called …

Symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose in higher termites (family Termitidae) is accomplished
by an exclusively prokaryotic gut microbiota. By deep sequencing of amplified 16S rRNA …

Termites are xylophages, being able to digest a wide variety of lignocellulosic biomass
including wood with high lignin content. This ability to feed on recalcitrant plant material is …

The symbiotic associations of termites with microorganisms comprise different levels of
interaction, ranging from the extracorporal cultivation of fungus gardens to the most intimate …

Symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose in wood-feeding higher termites (family Termitidae) is a
two-step process that involves endogenous host cellulases secreted in the midgut and a …