RISB2057 - Termitomyces

Symbiont Classification

Classification

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Order

Agaricales

Genus

Termitomyces

Host Classification

Order

-

Family

-

Subfamily

-

Species

Macrotermes natalensis

Function

Termitomyces (Fungi) contributes to the decomposition of organic matter in the host, as termites rely on gut symbionts for this process.

Digestive Enzymes

Localization

No localization information available

Transmission Mode

No transmission mode information available

Geographic Information

Country

China

Collection Location

China National Genebank, BGI-Shenzen, Shenzhen 518083, China

Supporting Reference

Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite

Poulsen, M; Hu, HF; Li, C ... Boomsma, JJ; Zhang, GJ

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1319718111 (2014)

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Related Accession Numbers
Other
SRA069856 (Macrotermes natalensis genome) SRA071609 (Termitomyces genome) and SRA071613 (gut metagenomes)

Related Publications

3 records

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Title Host Symbiont Authors Journal Year
Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite
Macrotermes natalensis
Termitomyces
Poulsen, M; Hu, HF; Li, C ... Boomsma, JJ; Zhang, GJ
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2014
Beauverolides L and La from Beauveria tenella and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus
Macrotermes natalensis
Termitomyces
Jegorov, Alexandr; Sedmera, Petr; Maťha, Vladimír ... Landa, Zdeněk; Eyal, Jacob
Phytochemistry
1994
Draft genome sequences of Pantoea agglomerans and Pantoea vagans isolates associated with termites
Macrotermes natalensis
Pantoea agglomerans
Palmer, M; de Maayer, P; Poulsen, M ... Coutinho, TA; Venter, SN
STANDARDS IN GENOMIC SCIENCES
2016
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