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Intra- and interspecific comparisons of bacterial diversity and community structure support coevolution of gut microbiota and termite host.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Nov 2005
Hongoh Yuichi, Deevong Pinsurang, Inoue Tetsushi, Moriya Shigeharu, Trakulnaleamsai Savitr, Ohkuma Moriya, Vongkaluang Charunee, Noparatnaraporn Napavarn, Kudo Toshiaki
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We investigated the bacterial gut microbiota from 32 colonies of wood-feeding termites, comprising four Microcerotermes species (Termitidae) and four Reticulitermes species (Rhinotermitidae), using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis and clonal analysis of 16S rRNA. The obtained molecular community profiles were compared statistically between individuals, colonies, locations, and species of...
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