| Value |
250
Days
Range: 13 days fed by antibiotics that kill both bacteria and spirochetes Days
|
| Organism |
Termite |
| Reference |
Nardi JB, Mackie RI, Dawson JO. Could microbial symbionts of arthropod guts contribute significantly to nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems? J Insect Physiol. 2002 Aug48(8):751-763. p.754 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID12770053
|
| Comments |
The life spans of higher termites
are reduced from 250 days to about 13 days by
feeding them with certain antibiotics that kill both bacteria
and spirochetes. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106607 |