Facultative endosymbiosis between cellulolytic protists and methanogenic archaea in the gut of the Formosan termite Coptotermes formosanus
Masayuki Kaneko, Tatsuki Oomori, Katsura Igai, Takako Mabuchi, Miho Sakai-Tazawa, Arisa Nishihara, Kumiko Kihara, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Moriya Ohkuma, Yuichi 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.
ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology