Facultative endosymbiosis between cellulolytic protists and methanogenic archaea in the gut of the Formosan termite Coptotermes formosanus
M. Kaneko, T. Omori, K. Igai, T. Mabuchi, M. Sakai-Tazawa, A. Nishihara, K. Kihara, T. Yoshimura, M. Ohkuma, Y. Hongoh
This study identifies a facultative endosymbiotic relationship between methanogenic archaea and cellulolytic protists in termite gut, showing genomic and ecological adaptations to their symbiotic lifestyle.
bioRxiv · May 3, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology