AT Zvinavashe, I Mardad, M Mhada… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
New technologies that enhance soil biodiversity and minimize the use of scarce resources while boosting crop production are highly sought to mitigate the increasing threats that …
X Wang, T Liu, Y Wu, D Zhong, G Zhou, X Su… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Interactions between bacterial microbiota and mosquitoes play an important role in mosquitoes' capacity to transmit pathogens. However, microbiota assemblages within …
Termites have long been studied for their symbiotic associations with gut microbes. In the late nineteenth century, this relationship was poorly understood and captured the interest of …
J Van Thuyne, EP Verrecchia - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
This review covers more than twenty-five years of research listing and discussing the biogeochemical, mineralogical, and physical impacts of fungus-growing termites (or FGT …
Termites are among the most successful animal groups, accomplishing nutrient acquisition through long-term associations and enzyme provisioning from microbial symbionts. Fungus …
AK Hansen, D Pers, JA Russell - Advances in insect physiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Although comprising~ 80% of the Earth's air, nitrogen (N), in a usable form, is a limited resource for herbivorous insects. Additionally, much of the consumed dietary N is lost …
The bacterial and fungal community involved in ambrosia beetle fungiculture remains poorly studied compared to the famous fungus-farming ants and termites. Here we studied …
Termites forage on a range of substrates, and it has been suggested that diet shapes the composition and function of termite gut bacterial communities. Through comparative …
F Ahmad, G Yang, Y Zhu, M Poulsen, W Li… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fungus-growing termites are efficient in degrading and digesting plant substrates, achieved through the engagement of symbiotic gut microbiota and lignocellulolytic Termitomyces …