Dynamics and Host Influence of Methane Production by Microbial Symbionts in a Lower Termite

1987 ◽  
Vol 503 (1 Endocytobiolo) ◽  
pp. 544-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
MONICA J. LEE ◽  
ADAM C. MESSER
Keyword(s):  
Methane Production ◽  
Lower Termite ◽  
Microbial Symbionts ◽  
Host Influence

scholarly journals Metabolomic profiling of 13 C-labelled cellulose digestion in a lower termite: insights into gut symbiont function

2014 ◽  
Vol 281 (1789) ◽  
pp. 20140990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaku Tokuda ◽  
Yuuri Tsuboi ◽  
Kumiko Kihara ◽  
Seikou Saitou ◽  
Sigeharu Moriya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Essential Amino Acid ◽  
Digestive Process ◽  
Cellulose Digestion ◽  
Lower Termite ◽  
Dna And Rna ◽  
Metabolomic Profiling ◽  
Pioneer Study ◽  
Microbial Symbionts

Termites consume an estimated 3–7 billion tonnes of lignocellulose annually, a role in nature which is unique for a single order of invertebrates. Their food is digested with the help of microbial symbionts, a relationship that has been recognized for 200 years and actively researched for at least a century. Although DNA- and RNA-based approaches have greatly refined the details of the process and the identities of the participants, the allocation of roles in space and time remains unclear. To resolve this issue, a pioneer study is reported using metabolomics to chart the in situ catabolism of 13 C-cellulose fed to the dampwood species Hodotermopsis sjostedti . The results confirm that the secretion of endogenous cellulases by the host may be significant to the digestive process and indicate that a major contribution by hindgut bacteria is phosphorolysis of cellodextrins or cellobiose. This study provides evidence that essential amino acid acquisition by termites occurs following the lysis of microbial tissue obtained via proctodaeal trophallaxis.

THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF SMALL SCALE BIOGAS PLANT FOR BIO-METHANE PRODUCTION

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-749
Author(s):  
Daisuke Tashima ◽  
Yoki Asano ◽  
Shigeki Tomomatsu ◽  
Yasuhiro Sugimoto
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Methane Production ◽  
Biogas Plant ◽  
Small Scale

IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE, PATHWAYS, AND RATES OF ENHANCED MICROBIAL COALBED METHANE PRODUCTION

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine J. Davis ◽  
◽  
Robin Gerlach ◽  
H.D. Schweitzer ◽  
Al Cunningham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methane Production ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Coalbed Methane Production
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