Effects of Colony Breeding System and Nest Architecture on Soil Microbiome and Fertility in the Fungus-Growing Termite Macrotermes barneyi Light - Zhou, Jiachang; Qin, Wenquan; Zeng, Yang; Huang, Xin; Yuan, Jing; Yin, Yuting; Xu, Paike; Fan, Xiaohong; Zhang, Runfeng; Li, Ganghua; Zhang, Yinqi (Insects (Basel, Switzerland), 2025)
Keywords: Ammonium; Boron; Carbohydrates; Cell cycle; Cell division; Colonies; Community composition; Comparative analysis; Composition; Cycles; Environmental aspects; Foraging behavior; Fungi; Fungus gardens; fungus-growing termite; Gardens & gardening; Genetic diversity; Genetic testing; Identification and classification; Influence; Insect societies; Isoptera; Macrotermes barneyi; Measurement; metagenomics; Microbial activity; Microbiomes; Microorganisms; Nesting; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient dynamics; Nutrients; Organic matter; Physicochemical properties; polygynous; Potassium; Queens; Relative abundance; Silicon; Soil chemistry; Soil fertility; Soil microbiology; Soil microorganisms; Soil moisture; Soil nutrients; Soil properties; Sulfur; Taxonomy; Termites; China; United States--US; fungus-growing termite; polygynous; Macrotermes barneyi; soil fertility; metagenomics