Cellulase Activity in Higher and Lower Wood-Feeding Termites

Wood-feeding termites have evolved efficient cellulose-decomposing systems. The cellulase activity and distribution of workers were studied in three wood-feeding termites from phylogenetically different lineages; the lower termites, Crypototermes domesticus (Haviland) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) and...

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Main Author: Wei-Liang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/886