Global food production is anticipated to rise along with the growth of the global population.
As a result, creative solutions must be devised to ensure that everyone has access to …

Simple Summary Fungus-growing termites cultivate monocultures of a specific fungi (of a
genus called Termitomyces) for food in their colony, analogously to human farmers growing …

蚁巢伞属真菌是一类极具市场开发价值的野生食用真菌. 本文对蚁巢伞属真菌的分类,
与白蚁的共生关系, 活性成分和作用, 人工培养研究以及产生的相关木质纤维素降解酶类等方面 …

Termitomyces are well-known wild edible and medicinal basidiomycete mushrooms. The
frequent consumption of Termitomyces stimulated studies on their health-promoting …

The large, iconic nests constructed by social species are engineered to create internal
conditions buffered from external climatic extremes, to allow reproduction and/or food …

Termites play an essential role in decomposing dead plant material in tropical ecosystems
and are thus major sources of gaseous C emissions in many environments. In African …

Savannahs provide valuable ecosystem services and contribute to continental and global
carbon budgets. In addition, savannahs exhibit multiple land uses, eg, wildlife conservation …

Termites have co-evolved with a complex gut microbiota consisting mostly of exclusive
resident taxa, but key forces sustaining this exclusive partnership are still poorly understood …

Background Large and complex mounds built by termites of the genus Macrotermes
characterize many dry African landscapes, including the savannas, bushlands, and dry …

Living in the African savanna is dangerous, especially for plants. Many plants therefore
engage in mutualism with ants, in which plants provide food and shelter in exchange for …