The Gut Microbiota of Workers of the Litter-Feeding Termite Syntermes wheeleri (Termitidae: Syntermitinae): Archaeal, Bacterial, and Fungal Communities

Microbial Ecology
Renata Henrique SantanaR H Krüger

Abstract

The gut microbiota of termites allows them to thrive on a variety of different materials such as wood, litter, and soil. For that reason, they play important roles in the decomposition of biomass in diverse biomes. This function is essential in the savanna, where litter-feeding termites are one of the few invertebrates active during the dry season. In this study, we describe the gut microbiota of workers (third and fourth instars) of the species Syntermes wheeleri, a litter-feeding termite from the Brazilian savanna. Results of 16S and 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene-targeted pyrosequencing using primers sets specific to each domain have revealed its bacterial, archaeal, and fungal diversities. Firmicutes accounted for more than half of the operational taxonomic units of the Bacteria domain. The most abundant fungal species were from the class Dothideomycetes of the phylum Ascomycota. The methanogenic orders Methanobacteriales, Methanosarcinales, and Methanomicrobiales of the phylum Euryarchaeota accounted for the greatest part of the Archaea detected in this termite. A comparison of the gut microbiota of the two instars revealed a difference in operational taxonomic unit (OTU) abundance but not in species richness. This descript...Continue Reading

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