NDLI: The Gut Microbiota of Workers of the Litter-Feeding Termite Syntermes wheeleri (Termitidae: Syntermitinae): Archaeal, Bacterial, and Fungal Communities

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Author	Santana, Renata Henrique Catão, Elisa Caldeira Pires Lopes, Fabya Alvares Cardoso Constanti, Reginaldo Barreto, Cristine Chaves Krüger, Ricardo Henrique
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The gut microbiota of termites allows them to thrive on a variety of different materials such as wood, litter, and soil. For that reason, they play important roles in the decomposition of biomass in diverse biomes. This function is essential in the savanna, where litter-feeding termites are one of the few invertebrates active during the dry season. In this study, we describe the gut microbiota of workers (third and fourth instars) of the species Syntermes wheeleri, a litter-feeding termite from the Brazilian savanna. Results of 16S and 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene-targeted pyrosequencing using primers sets specific to each domain have revealed its bacterial, archaeal, and fungal diversities. Firmicutes accounted for more than half of the operational taxonomic units of the Bacteria domain. The most abundant fungal species were from the class Dothideomycetes of the phylum Ascomycota. The methanogenic orders Methanobacteriales, Methanosarcinales, and Methanomicrobiales of the phylum Euryarchaeota accounted for the greatest part of the Archaea detected in this termite. A comparison of the gut microbiota of the two instars revealed a difference in operational taxonomic unit (OTU) abundance but not in species richness. This description of the whole gut microbiota represents the first study to evaluate relationships among bacteria, archaea, fungi, and host in S. wheeleri.
Starting Page	545
Ending Page	556
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00953628
Journal	Microbial Ecology
Volume Number	70
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	1432184X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-03-07
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Termite Gut microbiota Brazilian savanna Pyrosequencing 16S rRNA gene 18S rRNA gene Microbiology Ecology Microbial Ecology Geoecology/Natural Processes Nature Conservation Water Quality/Water Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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