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0570 A phylogenetic study of endoglucanases from higher termites

Monday, December 13, 2010: 9:56 AM
Garden Salon 1 (Town and Country Hotel and Convention Center)
Nurmastini Bujang , Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Davie, FL
Nan-Yao Su , Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Davie, FL
Nigel Harrison , Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Davie, FL
The higher termites depend on cellulases of termite origin and endosymbiotic bacteria within their hindgut to utilize cellulose. The diverse diet of the family Termitidae includes grass, wood, soil and cultivated fungus. Here, we report and compare partial endoglucanase gene sequences obtained from representatives of these different feeding guilds. A phylogenetic analysis was then carried out on the nucleotide sequences obtained for these genes.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.47463

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