Cellulose Metabolism by the Termite Flagellate Trichomitopsis termopsidis
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Molecular phylogenetic position of Trichomitopsis termopsidis (Parabasalia) and evidence for the Trichomitopsiinae
The Parabasalia are one of the most morphologically diverse groups of flagellates. However, much of this diversity is restricted to organisms found only in the hindguts of wood-eating insects, primarily termites, making it difficult to acquire molecular data to study the phylogeny and evolution of diversity within this group. Here, the small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) has been characteris...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.39.4.859-863.1980