Symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose in termite guts
@article{Brune2014SymbioticDO, title={Symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose in termite guts}, author={A. Brune}, journal={Nature Reviews Microbiology}, year={2014}, volume={12}, pages={168-180} }
Their ability to degrade lignocellulose gives termites an important place in the carbon cycle. This ability relies on their partnership with a diverse community of bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic gut symbionts, which break down the plant fibre and ferment the products to acetate and variable amounts of methane, with hydrogen as a central intermediate. In addition, termites rely on the biosynthetic capacities of their gut microbiota as a nutritional resource. The mineralization of humus… CONTINUE READING
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