Inheritance and diversification of symbiotic trichonymphid flagellates from a common ancestor of termites and the cockroach Cryptocercus

Cryptocercus cockroaches and lower termites harbour obligate, diverse and unique symbiotic cellulolytic flagellates in their hindgut that are considered critical in the development of social behaviour in their hosts. However, there has been controversy concerning the origin of these symbiotic flagel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2009-01, Vol.276 (1655), p.239-245
Hauptverfasser: Ohkuma, Moriya, Noda, Satoko, Hongoh, Yuichi, Nalepa, Christine A, Inoue, Tetsushi
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