Open AccessSimultaneous Single-Cell Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Termite Hindgut Protists Reveals Metabolic and Evolutionary Traits of Their Endosymbionts
Author(s) -
M. A. Stephens,
Jacquelynn Benjamino,
Joerg Graf,
Daniel J. Gage
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.00021-22
Subject(s) - biology , protist , reticulitermes , rhinotermitidae , horizontal gene transfer , genome , gene , transcriptome , ecology , genetics , gene expression
The composition and structure of wood, which contains cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, prevent most organisms from using this common food source. Termites are a rare exception among animals, and they rely on a complex microbiota housed in their hindguts to use wood as a source of food.