Proteome insights into the symbiotic relationship between a captive colony of Nasutitermes corniger and its hindgut microbiome.

Title	Proteome insights into the symbiotic relationship between a captive colony of Nasutitermes corniger and its hindgut microbiome.
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2011
Authors	Burnum KE, Callister SJ, Nicora CD, Purvine SO, Hugenholtz P, Warnecke F, Scheffrahn RH, Smith RD, Lipton MS
Journal	The ISME journal
Volume	5
Pagination	161-4
Date Published	2011 Jan
ISSN	1751-7370
Abstract	We analyzed the metaproteome of the bacterial community resident in the hindgut paunch of the wood-feeding ’higher’ termite (Nasutitermes) and identified 886 proteins, 197 of which have known enzymatic function. Using these enzymes, we reconstructed complete metabolic pathways revealing carbohydrate transport and metabolism, nitrogen fixation and assimilation, energy production, amino-acid synthesis and significant pyruvate ferredoxin/flavodoxin oxidoreductase protein redundancy. Our results suggest that the activity associated with these enzymes may have more of a role in the symbiotic relationship between the hindgut microbial community and its termite host than activities related to cellulose degradation.

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