Metagenomic analysis of the microbiota in the highly compartmented hindguts of 
six wood- or soil-feeding higher termites

Rossmassler, K.; Dietrich, C.; Thompson, C.; Mikaelyan, A.; Nonoh, J.; Scheffrahn, R.; Sillam-Dusses, D.; Brune, A.

doi:10.1186/s40168-015-0118-1

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Metagenomic analysis of the microbiota in the highly compartmented hindguts of six wood- or soil-feeding higher termites

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Rossmassler, K.
Department-Independent Research Group Insect Gut Microbiology and Symbiosis, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Dietrich, C.
Department of Biogeochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Thompson, C.
Department of Biogeochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Mikaelyan, A.
Department of Biochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Brune, A.
Department-Independent Research Group Insect Gut Microbiology and Symbiosis, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Rossmassler, K., Dietrich, C., Thompson, C., Mikaelyan, A., Nonoh, J., Scheffrahn, R., et al. (2015). Metagenomic analysis of the microbiota in the highly compartmented hindguts of six wood- or soil-feeding higher termites. Microbiome, 3: 56. doi:10.1186/s40168-015-0118-1.

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Abstract

Termites are important contributors to carbon and nitrogen cycling in tropical ecosystems. Higher termites digest lignocellulose in various stages of humification with the help of an entirely prokaryotic microbiota housed in their compartmented intestinal tract. Previous studies revealed fundamental differences in community structure between compartments, but the functional roles of individual lineages in symbiotic digestion are mostly unknown.