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Reticulitermes (Genus)

Order

Blattodea

Family

Rhinotermitidae

6 Species

In this genus

Sequencing data

Sequencing data

Species List

6 species in genus Reticulitermes

Reticulitermes amamianus

Reticulitermes flaviceps

Reticulitermes flavipes

Reticulitermes miyatakei

Reticulitermes speratus

Reticulitermes yaeyamanus

Related Symbionts

6 records

Symbiont records associated with Reticulitermes genus

	Classification	Host	Function	Function Tags	Reference
hindgut lumen prokaryotic microbiota -	Bacteria and Fungi	Reticulitermes flavipes	The hindgut lumen prokaryotic microbiota (Bacteria and Fungi) enables the termite host to thrive on recalcitrant lignocellulosic diets through nutrit…	Cellulose Hydrolysis
Streptococcus Bacillota	Bacteria	Reticulitermes flavipes	Streptococcus can break down urate into substances such as carbon dioxide, ammonia, and acetic acid (digestive enzymes/nitrogen recycling).	Digestive Enzymes
Buchnera Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	Reticulitermes flaviceps	Buchnera is an endosymbiont that supplies essential nutrients (amino acids) to its host.	Amino Acid Provision
Bacteroides Bacteroidota	Bacteria	Reticulitermes flavipes	Bacteroides has the ability to degrade urate (digestive enzymes/nitrogen recycling).	Digestive Enzymes
Rhizobiaceae Pseudomonadota	Bacteria	Reticulitermes flaviceps	-	-
Treponema Spirochaetota	Bacteria	Reticulitermes flaviceps	-	-

Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Reticulitermes species

Run	Platform	Host	Location	Date	BioProject
No metagenomes found No metagenome records associated with Reticulitermes species.

Amplicon Information

4 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Reticulitermes species

Run	Classification	Host	Platform	Location	Environment
DRR182978 AMPLICON	16S	Reticulitermes amamianus	-	Japan missing	insect-associated habitat intestinal
DRR182979 AMPLICON	16S	Reticulitermes miyatakei	-	Japan missing	insect-associated habitat intestinal
DRR182981 AMPLICON	16S	Reticulitermes speratus	-	Japan missing	insect-associated habitat intestinal
DRR182982 AMPLICON	16S	Reticulitermes yaeyamanus	-	Taiwan missing	insect-associated habitat intestinal