| Range |
≤2.6e+9 planctomycetes/ml
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| Organism |
Termite Cubitermes ugandensis |
| Reference |
Köhler T, Stingl U, Meuser K, Brune A. Novel lineages of Planctomycetes densely colonize the alkaline gut of soil-feeding termites (Cubitermes spp.). Environ Microbiol. 2008 May10(5):1260-70 doi: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01540.x. abstract & p.1265 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID18279348
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| Primary Source |
Schmitt-Wagner, D., Friedrich, M.W., Wagner, B., and Brune, A. (2003) Phylogenetic diversity, abundance, and axial distribution of bacteria in the intestinal tract of two soilfeeding termites (Cubitermes spp.). Appl Environ Microbiol 69: 6007–6017.PubMed ID14532056
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| Method |
"Members of the phylum
Planctomycetes
are found in
aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Here [researchers] show that the
highest density of
Planctomycetes
in natural environments (2.6×10^9
cells/ml) is encountered in the
hindgut of soil-feeding termites (Cubitermes
spp.),
where they constitute up to one-third of the bacteria
in the alkaline P3 compartment detected by fluorescent
in situ
hybridization (FISH)." |
| Comments |
"The intestinal tract of soil-feeding termites is the
natural environment with the highest density of planctomycetes
reported to date. Based on volumetric data for
C. ugandensis (primary source), the P3
compartments of the Cubitermes species studied contain
up to 2.6×10^9 planctomycetes per ml, representing up
to 30% of the bacteria detectable by FISH and 17% of
the cells stained with DAPI [4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole]. Although the densities in other natural environments are lower (1.8×10^8/ml in
intertidal sediments Musat et al., 2006 1.1×10^7/ g soil
in acidic peat bogs Dedysh et al., 2006)…" |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
104952 |