Gut microbial compositions mirror caste-specific diets in a major lineage of eusocial insects
S. Otani, M. Zhukova, N. Abdoulaye Kone, R. R. da Costa, A. Mikaelyan, P. Sapountzis, M. Poulsen
The paper examines gut microbial compositions in fungus-growing termites, finding that caste-specific diets and division of labor correlate with distinct bacterial community structures.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2018Microbiology