Termites thrive in great abundance in terrestrial ecosystems and play important roles in
biorecycling of lignocellulose. Together with their microbial symbionts, they efficiently …

Molecular phylogenetics of microbial eukaryotes has reshaped the tree of life by
establishing broad taxonomic divisions, termed supergroups, that supersede the traditional …

The symbiosis between termites and their hindgut protists is mutually obligate and vertically
inherited. It was established by the late Jurassic in the cockroach ancestors of termites as …

The gut of termites is densely populated with microbial symbionts that aid in the efficient
digestion of recalcitrant lignocellulose. Despite the formidable unculturability of the resident …

We propose a new classification of Parabasalia which is congruent with both ultrastructural
and molecular-phylogenetic studies. We identify six main parabasalid lineages and give …

Lignocellulose digestion by wood-feeding termites depends on the mutualistic interaction of
unusual, flagellate protists located in their hindgut. Most of the flagellates harbor numerous …

We sequenced small-subunit ribosomal RNA genes (16S-like rDNAs) of 10 species
belonging to the genera Entamoeba and Endolimax. This study was undertaken to (1) …

Symbiotic flagellates play a major role in the digestion of lignocellulose in the hindgut of
lower termites. Many termite gut flagellates harbour a distinct lineage of bacterial …

Cryptocercus cockroaches and lower termites harbour obligate, diverse and unique
symbiotic cellulolytic flagellates in their hindgut that are considered critical in the …

The families Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae are the most evolved and diverse groups of the
social insects, termites (Order Isoptera), showing elaborated morphology and complex …