@article{fdi:010064881,
  title = {{C}haracterization of {N}2{O} emission and associated bacterial communities from the gut of wood-feeding termite {N}asutitermes voeltzkowi},
  author = {{M}ajeed, {M}. {Z}. and {M}iambi, {E}. and {R}iaz, {M}. {A}. and {B}rauman, {A}lain},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{X}ylophagous termites rely on nitrogen deficient foodstuff with a low {C}/{N} ratio. {M}ost research work has focused on nitrogen fixation in termites highlighting important inflow and assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen into their bodies fundamentally geared up by their intestinal microbial symbionts. {M}ost of termite body nitrogen is of atmospheric origin, and microbially aided nitrification is the principal source of this nitrogen acquisition, but contrarily, the information regarding potent denitrification process is very scarce and poorly known, although the termite gut is considered to carry all favorable criteria necessary for microbial denitrification. {T}herefore, in this study, it is hypothesized that whether nitrification and denitrification processes coexist in intestinal milieu of xylophagous termites or not, and if yes, then is there any link between the denitrification product, i.e., {N}2{O} and nitrogen content of the food substrate, and moreover where these bacterial communities are found along the length of termite gut. {T}o answer these questions, we measured in vivo {N}2{O} emission by {N}asutitermes voeltzkowi ({N}asutitermitinae) maintained on different substrates with varying {C}/{N} ratio, and also, molecular techniques were applied to study the diversity ({DGGE}) and density (q{PCR}) of bacterial communities in anterior and posterior gut portions. {R}ersults revealed that xylophagous termites emit feeble amount of {N}2{O} and molecular studies confirmed this finding by illustrating the presence of an ample density of {N}2{O}-reductase (nos{Z}) gene in the intestinal tract of these termites. {F}urthermore, intestinal bacterial communities of these termites were found more dense and diverse in posterior than anterior portion of the gut.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}olia {M}icrobiologica},
  volume = {60},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {425--433},
  ISSN = {0015-5632},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1007/s12223-015-0379-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064881},
}