Marked variations in patterns of cellulase activity against crystalline‐ vs. carboxymethyl‐cellulose in the digestive systems of diverse, wood‐feeding termites

By G. Tokuda, Nathan Lo, Hirofumi Watanabe. 2005

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Animal digestive strategies versus anaerobic digestion bioprocesses for biogas production from lignocellulosic biomass (2011, background): “In higher termites, which do not possess symbiotic protozoa in the gut, lignocellulose is digested by endogenous and bacterial cellulases (Arakawa et al. 2009; Tokuda et al. 2005; Warnecke et al. 2007).”
The gut microbiota of insects - diversity in structure and function. (2013, background): “Cellulolytic activity was found in the posterior proctodeal segments, which are densely populated by bacteria (Tokuda et al., 2005; Tokuda & Watanabe, 2007).”
Microbial cellulolytic enzymes: diversity and biotechnology with reference to lignocellulosic biomass degradation (2020, background): “Lower termites exhibited good hydrolytic activity against carboxymethyl cellulose (as a substrate) in the salivary glands, however, they displayed even better cellulolytic activity in the hindgut (Tokuda et al. 2005).”
Role of the Termite Gut Microbiota in Symbiotic Digestion (2010, background): “2004), the hindgut remains unarguably the most important site for this process (Tokuda et al. 2005).”