Odontotermes obesus
Odontotermes obesus is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is native to tropical southwestern Asia. This termite cultivates a symbiotic fungus in a special chamber in the nest. Workers gather vegetable detritus which they bring back to the colony, chewing up the material to make a suitable substrate on which the fungus will grow.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
1 recordsSymbiont records associated with Odontotermes obesus
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
|
can function as a defensive mutualist as it prevents the weedy fungus while keeping the crop fungus (fungus garden) unaffected |
Fungal farming
Antimicrobials
|
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Odontotermes obesus
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
||||
Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Odontotermes obesus
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
||||
Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Odontotermes obesus
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Agarwal, R; Gupta, M; Antony, A; Sen, R; Raychoudhury, R
|
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
|
2021
|
10.1007/s00248-021-01798-5 |