Research progress inanatomic structures of digestive system and symbiotes in termites

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JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2015, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (01): 155-161.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.2015.01.028

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Research progress inanatomic structures of digestive system and symbiotes in termites

ZHANG Xinwei¹, JI Baozhong^1*, LIU Shuwen², CAO Dandan¹, YANG Jinjin¹, LIU Jiajia¹, JI Shilin¹, SOLEYMANINEJADIAN Ehsan¹, WANG Hongjiang¹

1.Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037,China;
2. The Administration Bureau of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum, Nanjing 210014, China

Online:2015-01-31 Published:2015-01-31

Abstract

Abstract: This review summarized the research progress in digestive physiology in termites. The main contents included the anatomic structures and functions of the digestive system, the biota of inside and outside symbiotes, the digestive tract and their digestive mechanisms. The distinguishing features of digestive system in termites were of the developed salivary glands and hindgut. There were distinct differences in the size and the folding way in corresponding parts of digestive system among different species and castes. The anatomic structure of the digestive system in higher termites was more complicated than that of in lower termites. The symbiotes insided the digestive tract of termites included protozoa, spirochaeta, and bacteria, and the symbiosis outside the digestive tract was established between Termitoyces spp. and fungus-growing termites by fungus comb. At present, the digestive nutrient had become a type of important target for developing technique in termite control, such as the food-attraction.

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ZHANG Xinwei, JI Baozhong, LIU Shuwen, CAO Dandan, YANG Jinjin, LIU Jiajia, JI Shilin, SOLEYMANINEJADIAN Ehsan, WANG Hongjiang. Research progress inanatomic structures of digestive system and symbiotes in termites[J]. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY, 2015, 39(01): 155-161.

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