The Role of Salivary Enzymes in the Detection of Polysaccharides in the Termite Reticulitermes flavipes Kollar (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
This study tested the ability of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes to detect the presence of large polysaccharides by breaking them down using their saliva. Previous work has found that the saliva of Reticulitermes contains cellulase and amylase but not xylanase. In several experiments, lab colon...
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/766 |