2013
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061126
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Comparative Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Analysis of Hindgut Paunch Microbiota in Wood- and Dung-Feeding Higher Termites

Abstract: Termites effectively feed on many types of lignocellulose assisted by their gut microbial symbionts. To better understand the microbial decomposition of biomass with varied chemical profiles, it is important to determine whether termites harbor different microbial symbionts with specialized functionalities geared toward different feeding regimens. In this study, we compared the microbiota in the hindgut paunch of Amitermes wheeleri collected from cow dung and Nasutitermes corniger feeding on sound wood by 16S … Show more

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“…1) (19). All other FDH lineages observed in other termites and the related wood roach, including those associated with spirochetes here or in other studies (11,13,19), are absent, and metagenomic analyses of higher termite gut communities (12,34) have identified no alternative FDH candidates. Thus, to date, ZnD2sec-like FDHs remain the sole candidate genes in higher termites for an important step in CO 2 -reductive acetogenesis known to occur at high rates in all woodfeeding, higher termites examined (12,35).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 43%
“…1) (19). All other FDH lineages observed in other termites and the related wood roach, including those associated with spirochetes here or in other studies (11,13,19), are absent, and metagenomic analyses of higher termite gut communities (12,34) have identified no alternative FDH candidates. Thus, to date, ZnD2sec-like FDHs remain the sole candidate genes in higher termites for an important step in CO 2 -reductive acetogenesis known to occur at high rates in all woodfeeding, higher termites examined (12,35).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 43%
“…Metagenomic and metatranscriptomic approaches have provided the first insights into the functional potentials of the gut community (7,8,9), but owing to the lack of reference genomes for many deepbranching lineages of the gut microbiota, it remains difficult to assign functional genes to particular members of the respective communities. Improved binning strategies promise a solution for this problem in the near future (10), but the elucidation of emergent community properties, such as specific interactions or metabolic networks, requires an entirely different approach.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…With the revolution of "omics" technologies, it is interesting to apply advanced studies on termites such as metagenomics, transcriptomics or proteomics [7][8][9]. These technologies offer the possibility to improve the screening for new enzymes and to study the system as a whole.…”
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confidence: 99%