Digestive system of worker termite Coptotermes curvignathus holmgren and its chemical and cellulolytic microbial properties

• Main Authors: Sia, Siaw Lang, King, Jie Hung, Patricia,, Ong, Kian Huat, Imran Haider Samsi,, Shahrul Razid Sarbini,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16599/1/38874-143854-2-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16599/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1363/showToc

Termites are able to feed and digest wood efficiently through orchestration of host and microbial enzymes. This study was carried out to characterize the anatomy of the Coptotermes curvignathus digestive system as well as its chemistry and cellulolytic microbial properties. Coptotermes curvign...