Metabolomic profiling of 13C-labelled cellulose digestion in a lower termite: insights into gut symbiont function.

Introduction Termites consume an estimated 3–7 billion tonnes of lignocellulose annually, a highly significant process in tropical and subtropical ecosystems.

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The results confirm that the secretion of endogenous cellulases by the host may be significant to the digestive process and indicate that a major contribution by hindgut bacteria is phosphorolysis of cellodextrins or cellobiose.

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