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. 2021 May 22;10(6):621. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10060621

Table 1.

Classification of microorganisms found in termites.

Termite Family/Genera Related Microbe Genera Source Ref
Formosan termite: Coptotermes formosanus Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter aerogens, Enterobacter cloacae, and Citrobacter farmeri. Hindgut [63]
Odontotermes formosanus Bacillus sp., Citrobacter freundii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Salmonella entrica, Enterococcus casseliflavus, Staphylococcus gallinarum, and Serratia marcescens. Gut [52]
Mastotermes darwiniensis Streptococcus sp. Gut [62]
Cryptotermes primus Streptococcus sp. Gut [62]
Rhinotermitidae species: (Heterotermes ferox, Coptotermes acinaciformis, C. lacteus, and Schedorhinotermes intermedius intermedius) Enterobacter sp. Gut [62]
Termitidae species (Nasutitermes exitiosus, N. graveolus, N. walkeri) Staphylococcus sp. Gut [62]