Efficient but occasionally imperfect vertical transmission of gut mutualistic protists in a woodâfeeding termite
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.15322
Abstract: Although mutualistic associations between animals and microbial symbionts are widespread in nature, the mechanisms that have promoted their evolutionary persistence remain poorly understood. A vertical mode of symbiont transmission (from parents to offspring) is thought… read more here.
Keywords: wood feeding; gut; transmission; feeding termite ... See more keywords