Ecology of Bacillaceae

I Mandic-Mulec, P Stefanic… - The bacterial spore …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The most distinguishing feature of most members of the family Bacillaceae (phylum
Firmicutes) is their ability to form endospores that provide high resistance to heat, radiation …

Defense contracts: molecular protection in insect-microbe symbioses

EB Van Arnam, CR Currie, J Clardy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Insects cope with environmental threats using a broad array of strategies. A key strategy,
widespread among insects but unappreciated until recently, is the use of molecular …

[图书][B] The fungal community: its organization and role in the ecosystem

J Dighton, JF White - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Lignocellulose pretreatment in a fungus-cultivating termite

H Li, DJ Yelle, C Li, M Yang, J Ke… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Depolymerizing lignin, the complex phenolic polymer fortifying plant cell walls, is an
essential but challenging starting point for the lignocellulosics industries. The variety of ether …

The chemical ecology of the fungus-farming termite symbiosis

S Schmidt, S Kildgaard, H Guo… - Natural Product …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: September 1972 to December 2020 Explorations of complex symbioses have
often elucidated a plethora of previously undescribed chemical compounds that may serve …

Occurrence of lignin degradation genotypes and phenotypes among prokaryotes

JH Tian, AM Pourcher, T Bouchez, E Gelhaye… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
A number of prokaryotes actively contribute to lignin degradation in nature and their activity
could be of interest for many applications including the production of biogas/biofuel from …

The fungus-growing termite Macrotermes natalensis harbors bacillaene-producing Bacillus sp. that inhibit potentially antagonistic fungi

S Um, A Fraimout, P Sapountzis, DC Oh, M Poulsen - Scientific Reports, 2013 - nature.com
The ancient fungus-growing termite (Mactrotermitinae) symbiosis involves the obligate
association between a lineage of higher termites and basidiomycete Termitomyces cultivar …

Symbiotic cellulolytic bacteria from the gut of the subterranean termite Psammotermes hypostoma Desneux and their role in cellulose digestion

HRK Ali, NF Hemeda, YF Abdelaliem - AMB Express, 2019 - Springer
The subterranean termite Psammotermes hypostoma Desneux is considered as an
important pest that could cause severe damage to buildings, furniture, silos of grain and …

Sustainability of cereal straws for the fermentative production of second generation biofuels: A review of the efficiency and economics of biochemical pretreatment …

S Ghosh, R Chowdhury, P Bhattacharya - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Straws of cereal grains represent the major fraction of lignocellulosic agricultural wastes
generated worldwide. Cereal straws (CSs) hold great potential for implementation as …

Horizontal gene transfer to a defensive symbiont with a reduced genome in a multipartite beetle microbiome

SC Waterworth, LV Flórez, ER Rees, C Hertweck… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Symbiotic mutualisms of bacteria and animals are ubiquitous in nature, running a continuum
from facultative to obligate from the perspectives of both partners. The loss of functions …