Total DNA was extracted from heads of 12 workers from one nest (code I12; Additional file 1: Table S1) using a NucleoSpin Tissue kit (Macherey-Nagel), yielding 0.379 μg of total DNA. Preparation of libraries and sequencing on the Illumina MiSeq platform to produce 250 bp paired-...
The recent descriptions of three AQS species from two subfamilies of Termitidae in the Neotropics prompt the question on the extent of this outstanding strategy across the phylogenetic diversity of higher termites. The three species represent soil-feeding termites inhabiting rather conspicuous epigeous n...