• DOI:10.1038/nrmicro3182
Corpus ID: 5220210

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}
}

A. Brune

Published 2014

Medicine, Biology

Nature Reviews Microbiology

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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