Molecular rationale of insect-microbes symbiosis—from insect behaviour to Mechanism

S Singh, A Singh, V Baweja, A Roy, A Chakraborty… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Insects nurture a panoply of microbial populations that are often obligatory and exist
mutually with their hosts. Symbionts not only impact their host fitness but also shape the …

Termite-engineered microbial communities of termite nest structures: a new dimension to the extended phenotype

H Li, C Greening - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Termites are a prototypical example of the 'extended phenotype'given their ability to shape
their environments by constructing complex nesting structures and cultivating fungus …

The Bacterial Microbiota of Edible Insects Acheta domesticus and Gryllus assimilis Revealed by High Content Analysis

D Aleknavičius, J Lukša, Ž Strazdaitė-Žielienė… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the concept of novel food, insects reared under controlled conditions are considered mini
livestock. Mass-reared edible insect production is an economically and ecologically …

Taxonomic profiling of Nasutitermes takasagoensis microbiota to investigate the role of termites as vectors of bacteria linked to ironwood tree decline in Guam

G Setia, J Chen, R Schlub, C Husseneder - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The ironwood tree (Casuarina equisetifolia, family Casuarinaceae), an indigenous
agroforestry species in Guam, has been threatened by ironwood tree decline (IWTD) since …

[HTML][HTML] The tropical cookbook: Termite diet and phylogenetics—Over geographical origin—Drive the microbiome and functional genetic structure of nests

JJG Plaza, J Hradecký - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Termites are key decomposers of dead plant material involved in the organic matter
recycling process in warm terrestrial ecosystems. Due to their prominent role as urban pests …

Weight and protozoa number but not bacteria diversity are associated with successful pair formation of dealates in the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes …

J Chen, G Setia, LH Lin, Q Sun, C Husseneder - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
New colonies of Formosan subterranean termites are founded by monogamous pairs.
During swarming season, alates (winged reproductives) leave their parental colony. After …

The tropical cookbook: Termite diet and phylogenetics—Over geographical origin—Drive the microbiome and functional genetic structure of nests

JJ González Plaza, J Hradecký - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Termites are key decomposers of dead plant material involved in the organic matter
recycling process in warm terrestrial ecosystems. Due to their prominent role as urban pests …

[HTML][HTML] Linkages between plant rhizosphere and animal gut environments: interaction effects of pesticides with their microbiomes

B Ramakrishnan, NR Maddela, K Venkateswarlu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pesticides are becoming a significant transnational pollutant in agricultural production
environments. This review presents the interconnectedness and interaction effects of …

Mutualistic relation of termites with associated microbes for their harmonious survival

S Bayen, S Roy, D Chakraborti, A Mukhopadhyay… - Symbiosis, 2021 - Springer
This article explores the symbiotic role of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi and protozoans)
associated with xylophagous termites. Members of the subfamily Macrotermitinae belonging …

Intersection between parental investment, transgenerational immunity, and termite sociality in the face of disease: a theoretical approach

BD Roitberg, RB Rosengaus - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2022 - Springer
We developed a novel, resource-driven theory for transgenerational immune priming (TGIP).
From this theory, two models were constructed, one termite-specific and the second one …