The termite group I phylum is highly diverse and widespread in the environment

Herlemann, D. P. R.; Geissinger, O.; Brune, A.

doi:10.1128/AEM.00712-07

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The termite group I phylum is highly diverse and widespread in the environment

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Herlemann, D. P. R.
Department of Biogeochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Geissinger, O.
Department of Biogeochemistry, Alumni, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Brune, A.
Department-Independent Research Group Insect Gut Microbiology and Symbiosis, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Society;

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Herlemann, D. P. R., Geissinger, O., & Brune, A. (2007). The termite group I phylum is highly diverse and widespread in the environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 73, 6682-6685. doi:10.1128/AEM.00712-07.

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Abstract

The bacterial candidate phylum Termite Group I (TG-1) presently consists mostly of “Endomicrobia,” which are endosymbionts of flagellate protists occurring exclusively in the hindguts of termites and wood-feeding cockroaches. Here, we show that public databases contain many, mostly undocumented 16S rRNA gene sequences from other habitats that are affiliated with the TG-1 phylum but are only distantly related to “Endomicrobia.” Phylogenetic analysis of the expanded data set revealed several diverse and deeply branching lineages comprising clones from many different habitats. In addition, we designed specific primers to explore the diversity and environmental distribution of bacteria in the TG-1 phylum.