A study of bacteria from the digestive system of two advanced termites (Isoptera, Termitidae) in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.author	Amund, Olukayode O.	-
dc.contributor.author	Yakubu, O. S.	-
dc.contributor.author	Malaka, S. L. O.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-06-25T10:07:50Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-06-25T10:07:50Z	-
dc.date.issued	1986	-
dc.identifier.citation	Amund, O.O, Yakubu, O.S and Malaka, L.S.O (1986) A Study of Bacteria from the Digestive Systems of Two Advanced Termites (Isoptera, Termitidae) in Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Biological Sciences 1(1)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/145	-
dc.description.abstract	1. The total heterotrophic counts of bacteria present in the digestive system of Macrotermes bellicosus Smeathman and Amitermes evuncifer Silvestri were carried out. 2. The populations of bacteria in the guts of workers were generally higher than in those of soldiers. 3. A total of nineteen bacterial strains belonging to four main genera, namely Cytophaga, Micrococcus, Bacillus and Sarcina were isolated; six of these organisms were capable of producing cellulose-digesting enzymes. 4. The possible role of these cellulolytic bacteria in termite nutrition was discussed.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Termites	en_US
dc.subject	Cellulose	en_US
dc.subject	Bacteria	en_US
dc.title	A study of bacteria from the digestive system of two advanced termites (Isoptera, Termitidae) in Nigeria	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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