Symbiotic Protozoa of Termites
Symbiotic Protozoa of Termites
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白蚁的共生原生动物
DOI:
10.1007/3-540-28185-1_10
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发表时间:
2006
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
R. Radek
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文献类型:
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作者:
G. Brugerolle;R. Radek
Lower termites and the roachCryptocercusharbour in their hindgut a dense fauna of flagellate protozoa mixed with other microorganisms, such as bacteria, archaebacteria and yeasts. The termite hindgut and its symbionts formamicroaerophilic ecosystemthat acts in thedigestionofplantmaterial ingested by these insects. This chapter presents the diversity of the flagellate protozoa, their cytological features and phylogeny (Part 1) and several aspects of the biology and adaptations of these eukaryotes to this particular ecosystem (Part 2).