Macrotermes natalensis
Macrotermes natalensis is a fungus-growing termite species of South Africa that belongs to the genus Macrotermes. This species is associated with the Termitomyces fungal genus. M. natalensis has domesticated Termitomyces to produce food for the colony. Both termite species- fungal genus- are obligate and mutually beneficial where termite relies on the fungus to break down for plant materiel and nutrient resource. In contrast, the fungal species obtain plant material and optimal conditions for growth.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
4 recordsSymbiont records associated with Macrotermes natalensis
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Termitomyces
Basidiomycota |
Fungi
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produce several known drimanes and drimenol-type sesquiterpenoids, which are C15 bicyclic sesquiterpenes |
Chemical biosynthesis
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Termitomyces
Basidiomycota |
Fungi
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rely on gut symbionts to decompose organic matter |
Digestive enzymes
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
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Pantoea vagans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Macrotermes natalensis
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Macrotermes natalensis
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
3 recordsResearch articles related to Macrotermes natalensis
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Palmer, M; de Maayer, P; Poulsen, M ... Coutinho, TA; Venter, SN
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STANDARDS IN GENOMIC SCIENCES
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2016
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10.1186/s40793-016-0144-z | |
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Poulsen, M; Hu, HF; Li, C ... Boomsma, JJ; Zhang, GJ
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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2014
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10.1073/pnas.1319718111 | |
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Jegorov, Alexandr; Sedmera, Petr; Maťha, Vladimír ... Landa, Zdeněk; Eyal, Jacob
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Phytochemistry
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1994
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10.1016/s0031-9422(00)90402-3 |