Hydrogen concentration profiles at the oxic-anoxic interface: a microsensor study of the hindgut of the wood-feeding lower termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)
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A study was conducted on the radial and axial hydrogen concentration profiles of lowe, wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes flavipes gut. The profiles were also correlated with intestinal redox potential profiles and oxygen concentration gradients. Results suggest that termite hindguts are highly structured systems exhibiting high metabolite gradients and not homogeneous anoxic fermenters.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 1997
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Spirochaeta coccoides sp. nov., a novel Coccoid spirochete from the hindgut of the termite Neotermes castaneus
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A study was conducted on a novel spirochete strain, SPN1, after isolating it from the hindgut contents of the Neotermes castaneus. It was observed that the SPN1 might play an important role in the digestion of breakdown products from cellulose and hemicellulose in the termite gut.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2006
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Spirocheta coccoides sp. nov., a novel Coccoid spirochete from the hindgut of the termite Neotermes castaneus
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A study was conducted on a novel spirochete strain, SPN1, after isolating it from the hindgut contents of the Neotermes castaneus. It was observed that the SPN1 might play an important role in the digestion of breakdown products from cellulose and hemicellulose in the termite gut.
Publication Name: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0099-2240
Year: 2006
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