TY - JOUR T1 - Molecular phylogeny of symbiotic basidiomycetes of fungus-growing termites in Thailand and their relationship with the host. JF - Biosci Biotechnol Biochem Y1 - 2002 A1 - Taprab, Yaovapa A1 - Ohkuma, Moriya A1 - Johjima, Toru A1 - Maeda, Yoshimasa A1 - Moriya, Shigeharu A1 - Inoue, Tetsushi A1 - Suwanarit, Poonpilai A1 - Noparatnaraporn, Napavarn A1 - Kudo, Toshiaki SP - 1159 EP - 63 KW - Animals KW - Basidiomycota KW - DNA, Fungal KW - Isoptera KW - Phylogeny KW - RNA, Ribosomal KW - Symbiosis KW - Thailand AB -

Termitomyces-related symbiotic basidiomycetes in the nests of fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae) of several genera in Thailand were cultivated and analyzed phylogenetically based on the DNA sequence of nuclear ribosomal RNA genes. The relationships of the symbiotic fungi with host termites and their locality were apparently complex, supporting intricate mechanisms for the termites to acquire the symbionts.

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