Diversity structure of the microbial communities in the guts of four neotropical termite species

The termite gut microbiome is dominated by lignocellulose degrading microorganisms. This study describes the intestinal microbiota of four Argentinian higher termite species with different feeding habits: Microcerotermes strunckii (hardwood), Nasutitermes corniger (softwood), Termes riograndensis (s...

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Main Authors: Surendra Vikram, Joel D. Arneodo, Javier Calcagno, Maximiliano Ortiz, Maria Laura Mon, Clara Etcheverry, Don A. Cowan, Paola Talia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10959.pdf