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Title Extended disease resistance emerging from the faecal nest of a subterranean termite
Author Thomas Chouvenc, Caroline A. Efstathion, Monica L. Elliott, Nan-Yao Su
Date 2013-09-18
Description Social insects nesting in soil environments are in constant contact with ento- mopathogens but have evolved a range of defence mechanisms, resulting in both individual and social immunity that reduce the chance for epizootics in the colony, as in the case of subterranean termites.
Keywords subterranean termite, nest, protection, actinobacteria
URL http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1770/20131885.short
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