Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates

By: Helmut KÃ¶nig (Editor), Ajit Varma (Editor)

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Hardcover | 20 October 2005

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Soil microorganisms play a major role in the degradation and recycling of organic material. Microbes are involved in the food web and strongly contribute to soil fertility. In the past, attention was mainly directed towards free-living or particle-bound microorganisms, while the role of intestinal microbes of soil animals has been neglected.

For the first time, "Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates" focuses on the microbes in gut systems of soil animals. It starts with a profound overview of the biology of soil invertebrates. A major part deals with the gut microbiota of termites, the best investigated gut system of invertebrates. Termites are important soil processors in tropical and subtropical regions. Insight is given into the intestinal microbiota of further relevant primary litter decomposers, such as earthworms, springtails, millipeds, and woodlice. Novel techniques for studying intestinal microbes complete the volume.

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Biology of soil invertebrates	p. 3
Interactions between bacteria and nematodes	p. 55
Earthworm gut microbial biomes : their importance to soil microorganisms, denitrification, and the terrestrial production of the greenhouse gas N[subscript 2]O	p. 65
Intestinal microbiota of millipedes	p. 89
Intestinal microbiota of terrestrial isopods	p. 115
Collembola as a habitat for microorganisms	p. 133
Methane production by terrestrial arthropods	p. 155
Termites as soil engineers and soil processors	p. 183
Cellulose digestion in the termite gut	p. 221
Symbiotic protozoa of termites	p. 243
Diversity and lignocellulolytic activities of cultured microorganisms	p. 271
Diversity and molecular analyses of yet-uncultivated microorganisms	p. 303
The intestinal yeasts	p. 319
Termitomyces/termite interactions	p. 335
Microbiology of termite hill (mound) and soil	p. 351
The termite gut habitat : its evolution and co-evolution	p. 373
The microbial soil flora : novel approaches for accessing the phylogenetic and physiological diversity of prokaryotes	p. 407
Micromanipulation techniques for the isolation of single microorganisms	p. 425
Localization and visualization of microbial community structure and activity in soil microhabitats	p. 439
Microsensors for the study of microenvironments and processes in the intestine of invertebrates	p. 463
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