Lignocellulose—the dry matter of plants, or “plant biomass”—digestion is of increasing
interest in organismal metabolism research, specifically the conversion of biomass into …

Termites are eusocial arthropod decomposers, and improve soil fertility, crop yield, and also
are used by humans for their benefits across the world. However, some species of termites …

Background Termite lignocellulose digestion is achieved through a collaboration of host
plus prokaryotic and eukaryotic symbionts. In the present work, we took a combined host …

RNA interference (RNAi) represents a breakthrough technology for conducting functional
genomics research in non-model organisms and for the highly targeted control of insect …

Plant essential oils from 26 plant species were tested for their insecticidal activities against
the Japanese termite, Reticulitermes speratus Kolbe, using a fumigation bioassay …

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 …

Termites have many unique evolutionary adaptations associated with their eusocial
lifestyles. Recent omics research has created a wealth of new information in numerous …

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

This research focused on digestive beta-glucosidases from glycosyl hydrolase family (GHF)
1 from the gut of the lower termite Reticulitermes flavipes. In preceding studies on R …

An endogenous cellulase gene (CfEG3a) of Coptotermes formosanus, an economically
important pest termite, was cloned and overexpressed in both native form (nCfEG) and C …