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February 1, 1979Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyOpen Access

Association of Actinomycete-Like Bacteria with Soil-Feeding Termites (Termitidae, Termitinae)

David E. Bignell H. Oskarsson Jonathan M. Anderson

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Electron microscopy of the hindgut showed that actinomycete-like bacteria were the principal microbial associates of two African species of soil-feeding termites. Elongated cuticular spines provided attachment.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a842da4ac510c864ff2fdb9 https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.37.2.339-342.1979

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