Transcriptome analysis of the digestive system of a wood-feeding termite (Coptotermes formosanus) revealed a unique mechanism for effective biomass degradation

Characterization of a laccase from a wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus

(2016) Alei Geng et al.   Insect Science

Purification and Characterization of a Hemocyanin (Hemo1) with Potential Lignin-Modification Activities from the Wood-Feeding Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

(2014) Haifang Qiu et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Exploration of Natural Biomass Utilization Systems (NBUS) for advanced biofuel—from systems biology to synthetic design

(2014) Shangxian Xie et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Diet-dependent gene expression in honey bees: honey vs. sucrose or high fructose corn syrup

(2014) Marsha M. Wheeler et al.   Scientific Reports

Expansion of the enzymatic repertoire of the CAZy database to integrate auxiliary redox enzymes

(2013) Anthony Levasseur et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Comparative metatranscriptomic signatures of wood and paper feeding in the gut of the termiteReticulitermes flavipes(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

(2013) R. Raychoudhury et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Endosymbionts of Herbivorous Insects Reveals Eco-Environmental Adaptations: Biotechnology Applications

(2013) Weibing Shi et al.   PLoS Genetics

Advanced biorefinery in lower termite-effect of combined pretreatment during the chewing process

(2012) Jing Ke et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Varied lignin disruption mechanisms for different biomass substrates in lower termite

(2012) Jing Ke et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

The Paleozoic Origin of Enzymatic Lignin Decomposition Reconstructed from 31 Fungal Genomes

(2012) D. Floudas et al.   SCIENCE

Thermal characterization of softwood lignin modification by termite Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki)

(2011) Jing Ke et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Biorefinery: Ensuring biomass as a sustainable renewable source of chemicals, materials, and energy

(2011) Shijie Liu et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

In situ lignocellulosic unlocking mechanism for carbohydrate hydrolysis in termites: crucial lignin modification

(2011) Jing Ke et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Functional characterization and target discovery of glycoside hydrolases from the digestome of the lower termite Coptotermes gestroi

(2011) João Paulo L Franco Cairo et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Analysis of the workers head transcriptome of the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi

(2011) F.C. Leonardo et al.   BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Pathways for degradation of lignin in bacteria and fungi

(2011) Timothy D. H. Bugg et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome

(2011) Manfred G Grabherr et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Phenol-oxidizing laccases from the termite gut☆

(2010) M.R. Coy et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

In-situ oxygen profiling and lignin modification in guts of wood-feeding termites

(2010) Jing Ke et al.   Insect Science

Exploring and integrating cellulolytic systems of insects to advance biofuel technology

(2010) Jian-Zhong Sun et al.   Insect Science

Proteome insights into the symbiotic relationship between a captive colony of Nasutitermes corniger and its hindgut microbiome

(2010) Kristin E Burnum et al.   ISME Journal

Details of the digestive system in the midgut of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki

(2010) Ai Fujita et al.   JOURNAL OF WOOD SCIENCE

Cellulolytic Systems in Insects

(2009) Hirofumi Watanabe et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Parallel metatranscriptome analyses of host and symbiont gene expression in the gut of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

(2009) Aurélien Tartar et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Inhibition of cellulases by phenols

(2009) Eduardo Ximenes et al.   ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY

SOAP: short oligonucleotide alignment program

(2008) R. Li et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

RNA interference in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes through ingestion of double-stranded RNA

(2008) Xuguo Zhou et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Lignin degradation in wood-feeding insects

(2008) S. M. Geib et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transcriptome Analysis of the Digestive Organs of Hodotermopsis sjostedti, a Lower Termite That Hosts Mutualistic Microorganisms in Its Hindgut

(2008) Masahiro Yuki et al.   ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE