Facultative parthenogenesis in the Ryukyu drywood termite Neotermes koshunensis [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractParthenogenesis is a relatively rare reproductive mode in nature compared to sex. In social insects, the evolution of parthenogenesis has a notable impact on their life histories. Some termites with parthenogenetic ability produce numerous non-dispersing supplementary queens asexually, whereas other castes are produced via sexual reproduction ...
Kazuya Kobayashi +2 more
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The Unusual Neotenic System of the Asian Dry Wood Termite, Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2013 In most lower termites, colonies are headed by neotenic reproductives of both sexes after the primary reproductives (i.e., the queen and king) are lost.
Yasushi Miyaguni +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Neotermes koshunensis (Shiraki, 1909) (Blattodea: Termitoidae: Kalotermitidae) and its phylogenetic implications [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this article, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Neotermes koshunensis from the Pingtung County, Taiwan. This mitogenome is 15,589 bp long, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rDNA genes.
Liang-Jong Wang +4 more
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Refinement of Methods for Sexing Instars and Caste Members in Neotermes koshunensis (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2014 Exact sexing of individuals is important to an understanding of termite societies. We found that the female-specific sexual character of the elongated seventh sternite, known in other termites, is useful for distinguishing the sex of individuals of the ...
Yasushi Miyaguni
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Antennal cropping in the Asian dry-wood termite, Neotermes koshunensis [PDF]
Insectes Sociaux, 2013 Antennal cropping, a behavior inferred to exist because queens and kings have shorter antennae than fresh alates, is widespread in termites. However, the proximate and ultimate mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unclear. We studied the occurrence of antennal cropping in queens and kings of the dry-wood termite Neotermes koshunensis ...
K Sugio, Kazuki Tsuji
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Culture-Independent Characterization of a Gene Responsible for Nitrogen Fixation in the Symbiotic Microbial Community in the Gut of the Termite Neotermes koshunensis [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1999 ABSTRACT Expression of the nitrogen fixation gene, nifH , in the gut of the termite Neotermes koshunensis was characterized without cultivation. nifH cDNA was directly amplified from mRNA of the mixed microbial population in the gut by reverse transcription ...
, Ron Usami, Toshiaki Kudo
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Cryptotermes domesticus (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae): Genome description and phylogenetic implications. [PDF]
Arch Insect Biochem Physiol, 2023 This study sequenced and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome of Cryptotermes domesticus and reveal its mitogenomic characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood methods based on 13 protein‐coding genes, and the monophyly of Kalotermitidae was supported.
Yu G, Cao Y, He P, Li W, Wang J.
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Plastic brain structure changes associated with the division of labor and aging in termites. [PDF]
Dev Growth Differ, 2023 Termites restructure their nervous systems to perform necessary tasks as they undergo caste differentiation, and they also show flexible changes in brain morphology even after the final molt. Abstract Division of labor is a prominent feature of social insect societies, where different castes engage in different specialized tasks.
Ishibashi T +9 more
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Mechanism of imidazole inhibition of a GH1 β-glucosidase. [PDF]
FEBS Open Bio, 2023 Imidazole is largely employed in recombinant protein purification, including of GH1 β‐glucosidases, but its effect on the enzyme activity is overlooked. Computational docking suggested that imidazole interacts within the active site of a GH1 β‐glucosidase.
Chagas RS +4 more
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Male-specific alleles in the Ryukyu drywood termite Neotermes sugioi. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 An incipient colony of Neotermes sugioi found from a twig. Our microsatellite analysis revealed male‐specific alleles at the microsatellite locus NK12‐1 in N. sugioi, which is a small but important step to elucidate the evolutionary process of the sex determination system in termites.
Agarie A +3 more
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