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Phylogenetic diversity of Archaea in the intestinal tract of termites from different lineages.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Aug 2015
Shi Yu, Huang Zhou, Han Shuai, Fan Shuo, Yang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Termites are among the few arthropods that emit methane to the atmosphere, which is a significant source of global greenhouse gas due to their huge biomass on earth. In this study, phylogenetic diversity of Archaea of five termite species from different lineages were analyzed based on 16S rRNA genes. Archaea associated with wood-feeding lower termite, R. chinensis were exclusively Methanobrevibacter in the order...
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