Co-existence of multiple bacterivorous clevelandellid ciliate species in hindgut of wood-feeding cockroaches in light of their prokaryotic consortium
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36245-y
Abstract: The hindgut of wood-feeding Panesthia cockroaches harbours a diverse microbial community, whose most morphologically prominent members are bacterivorous clevelandellid ciliates. Co-occurrence and correlation patterns of prokaryotes associated with these endosymbiotic ciliates were investigated. Multidimensional scaling… read more here.
Keywords: wood feeding; ciliate species; hindgut; hindgut wood ... See more keywords
Exploring the region‐wise diversity and functions of symbiotic bacteria in the gut system of wood‐feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus, toward the degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose, and organic dyes
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DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13012
Abstract: The wood‐feeding termite Coptotermes formosanus represents a unique and impressive system for lignocellulose degradation. The highly efficient digestion of lignocellulose is achieved through symbiosis with gut symbionts like bacteria. Despite extensive research during the last… read more here.
Keywords: system; gut; gut regions; wood feeding ... See more keywords
The effects of aggregation on survival and growth rate in the wood‐feeding cockroach Panesthia angustipennis spadica (Blaberidae)
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DOI: 10.1111/ens.12269
Abstract: The wood‐feeding cockroach Panesthia angustipennis spadica Shiraki (Blaberidae) is a gregarious species, and its groups containing both nymphs and adults have often been observed in the field. To clarify the effects of aggregation with a… read more here.
Keywords: wood feeding; female adult; angustipennis spadica; feeding cockroach ... See more keywords
Efficient but occasionally imperfect vertical transmission of gut mutualistic protists in a wood‐feeding 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