Biogeography and Independent Diversification in the Protist Symbiont Community of Heterotermes tenuis

Biogeography and Independent Diversification in the Protist Symbiont Community of Heterotermes tenuis

The eukaryotic microbiome of “lower” termites is highly stable and host-specific. This is due to the mutually obligate nature of the symbiosis and the direct inheritance of protists by proctodeal trophallaxis. However, vertical transmission is occasionally imperfect, resulting in daughter colonies t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesca De Martini, Nicole L. Coots, Daniel E. Jasso-Selles, Jordyn Shevat, Alison Ravenscraft, Petr Stiblík, Jan Šobotník, David Sillam-Dussès, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Tiago F. Carrijo, Gillian H. Gile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
coevolution
microbiome
termite
Cononympha
Pseudotrichonympha
Cthulhu
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.640625/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.640625/full

Similar Items