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Coevolution of symbiotic spirochete diversity in lower termites.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Jun 2007
Berlanga Mercedes, Paster Bruce J, Guerrero Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
The phylogenetic relationships of symbiotic spirochetes from five dry-wood feeding lower termites (Cryptotermes cavifrons, Heterotermes tenuis, Kalotermes flavicollis, Neotermes mona, and Reticulitermes grassei) was compared to those described in previous reports. The 16S rDNA bacterial genes were PCR-amplified from DNA isolated from intestinal samples using a spirochete-selective primer, and the 16S amplicons...
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