How Gut Microbes Allowed Termites To Conquer The World
termite have become among the most successful clade of fauna , yet they could not have done it without their gut bacterium . A sketch of this microbiota has let on something extraordinarily complex and finely tune , as well as the role of cannibalism in the termite ' winner . Breaking down the lignocellulose of wood is unvoiced , and few animals have evolve to do it . The bacterium in a termite ’s intestine convert their food to sugars , which then become the termite ’s zip informant ....