What Kills the Hindgut Flagellates of Lower Termites during the Host Molting Cycle?
Subsocial wood feeding cockroaches in the genus Cryptocercus, the sister group of termites, retain their symbiotic gut flagellates during the host molting cycle, but in lower termites, closely related flagellates die prior to host ecdysis. Although the prevalent view is that termite flagellates die...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Microorganisms |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/5/4/82 |