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MinireviewTermites in the woodworkSamuel Chaffron and Christian von Mering  Institute of Molecular Biology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland. author email corresponding author email
Genome Biology 2007,
8:229doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-229
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22 November 2007 |
Subject areas: Genome studies, Microbiology and parasitology Abstract
Termites eat and digest wood, but how do they do it? Combining advanced genomics and proteomics techniques, researchers have now shown that microbes found in the termites' hindguts possess just the right tools. |