Record #:

28260

Author(s):

Dolan, Michael F.; Melnitsky, Hannah

Abstract:

The wood-feeding cockroach Cryptocercus harbors wood-digesting protists related to those in the guts of termites. The protest symbionts of a population of Cryptocercus from northeast Georgia were examined to determine if species-specific bacteria are associated with the protists.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 121 Issue 2, Summer 2005, p56-60, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Insects; Biology