RA Kucuk - Journal of Insect Science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The diversity and ecological variety of Holometabola foregrounds a wide array of dynamic symbiotic relationships with gut-dwelling bacteria. A review of the literature highlights that …
S Suenami, A Koto, R Miyazaki - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is increasingly recognized that gut microbiota plays crucial roles in host health and function. Various ecological and physiological factors influence the structure of …
Gut microbes can impact cognition and behavior, but whether they regulate the division of labor in animal societies is unknown. We addressed this question using honeybees since …
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 …
VM Sinotte, J Renelies-Hamilton… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mutualistic coevolution can be mediated by vertical transmission of symbionts between host generations. Termites host complex gut bacterial communities with evolutionary histories …
Social insects are successful animal invaders. Their survival and success, and in some cases also their impact on invaded ecosystem functioning, is often mediated by symbiosis …
Termites are among the most successful animal groups, accomplishing nutrient acquisition through long-term associations and enzyme provisioning from microbial symbionts. Fungus …
CA Nalepa - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lower termites, as well as their sister group, the subsocial wood-feeding cockroach Cryptocercus, rely on flagellated eukaryotic symbionts in the hindgut to cooperatively digest …
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 …