Termites and their symbionts
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Tutor: Yuri Carvalho(yuricarvalhobio@gmail.com)
Location: Classroom 233 – Ed. Chotaro Shimoya
Topics:
- General aspects on feeding biology of termites and their symbionts.
- Symbiont’s role on termites digestion.
- Dissection of termite’s alimentary canal.
- Identification at morphotype level of fungi and bacteria isolated from intestinal tube of termites.
- Gram staining.
- Discussion of the data obtained.
Material requirement: Entomological forceps
Max no. of participants: 12.