Termites are social insects that live in the soil or in decaying wood, where exposure to
pathogens should be common. However, these pathogens rarely cause mortality in …

Intestinal symbionts live in insects' digestive systems and help with food digestion, nitrogen
cycling, and energy use. Numerous symbionts, including bacteria, fungi, and protozoa …

The crosstalk between gut microbiota and host immunity has emerged as one of the
research foci of microbiome studies in recent years. The purpose of this study was to …

Termites thrive on dead plant matters with the aid of microorganisms resident in their gut.
The gut microbiota comprises protists (single-celled eukaryotes), bacteria, and archaea …

The microbiome in the hindgut of wood-feeding termites comprises various species of
bacteria, archaea, and protists. This gut community is indispensable for the termite, which …

The gut microbiome of lower termites comprises protists and bacteria that help these insects
to digest cellulose and to thrive on wood. The composition of the termite gut microbiome …

Macrotermitinae (fungus-cultivating termites) are major decomposers in tropical and
subtropical areas of Asia and Africa. They have specifically evolved mutualistic associations …

Background Symbioses throughout the animal kingdom are known to extend physiological
and ecological capabilities to hosts. Insect-microbe associations are extremely common and …

Termites heavily depend on the gut microbiota to process a broad spectrum of biological
reactions; therefore, influencing the gut microbiota is a crucial strategy for managing their …

Microbiome assembly critically impacts the ability of hosts to access beneficial symbiont
functions. Fungus-farming termites have co-evolved with a fungal cultivar as a primary food …