Reticulitermes flavipes
Reticulitermes flavipes, the eastern subterranean termite, is the most common termite found in North America. These termites are the most economically important wood destroying insects in the United States and are classified as pests. They feed on cellulose material such as the structural wood in buildings, wooden fixtures, paper, books, and cotton. A mature colony can range from 20,000 workers to as high as 5 million workers and the primary queen of the colony lays 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per year to add to this total.
Host Genome
Related Symbionts
3 recordsSymbiont records associated with Reticulitermes flavipes
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Bacteria and Fungi
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thrives on recalcitrant lignocellulosic diets through nutritional symbioses with gut-dwelling prokaryotes and eukaryotes |
Digestive enzymes
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Streptococcus
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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can be broken down into substances such as carbon dioxide, ammonia and acetic acid |
Digestive enzymes
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Bacteroides
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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has the ability to degrade urate |
Digestive enzymes
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Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Reticulitermes flavipes
| 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 Reticulitermes flavipes
| 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
2 recordsResearch articles related to Reticulitermes flavipes
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Boucias, DG; Cai, YP; Sun, YJ ... Raychoudhury, R; Scharf, ME
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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
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2013
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10.1111/mec.12230 | |
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POTRIKUS, CJ; BREZNAK, JA
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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1981
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10.1073/pnas.78.7.4601 |