Keywords :
Fungus-growing termite,
Lignin degradation,
Cellulose digestibility,
Macrotermes gilvus,
Termitomyces sp.
บทคัดย่อ :
In order to investigate the role of the mutualistic fungus, Termitomyces sp., in the fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes
gilvus, we applied CP/MAS 13C NMR and selected proximate analyses to fungus comb of dierent ages and degrees of
maturation. We found evidence that lignin degradation took place progressively in the fungus comb. In vitro digestibility of
cellulose in old fungus comb, on which the termites feed, was approximately 3-fold higher than that in the fresh part. These
results conorm the lignin degradation hypothesis that the role of the mutualistic fungi is to degrade lignin and enhance the
digestibility of cellulose for the termites, suggesting the ability of the termite+fungus association to make extremely ecient use
of plant material. 7 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
เอกสารอ้างอิง :
Hyodo, F., Inoue, T., Azuma, J. I., Tayasu, I., & Abe, T. (2000). Role of the mutualistic fungus in lignin degradation in the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes gilvus (Isoptera; Macrotermitinae). Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 32(5), 653-658.
