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Termites in the woodwork

Genome Biology
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-229
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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. © 2007 BioMed Central Ltd.

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Chaffron, S., & von Mering, C. (2007, November 22). Termites in the woodwork. Genome Biology. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-11-229

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