Shigeharu Moriya

Molecular phylogeny of symbiotic basidiomycetes of fungus-growing termites in Thailand and their relationship with the host.

Molecular phylogeny of three oxymonad genera: Pyrsonympha, Dinenympha and Oxymonas.

Molecular phylogenies of Parabasalia inferred from four protein genes and comparison with rRNA trees.

Molecular cloning and characterization of a cellulase gene from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Coptotermes formosanus.

Intra- and interspecific comparisons of bacterial diversity and community structure support coevolution of gut microbiota and termite host.

Symbiotic fungi produce laccases potentially involved in phenol degradation in fungus combs of fungus-growing termites in Thailand.

Environmental cDNA analysis of the genes involved in lignocellulose digestion in the symbiotic protist community of Reticulitermes speratus.

Molecular phylogenetic position of the genera Stephanonympha and Caduceia (Parabasalia) inferred from nuclear small subunit rRNA gene sequences.

In situ hybridization of termite microbes.

Transcriptome analysis of the digestive organs of Hodotermopsis sjostedti, a lower termite that hosts mutualistic microorganisms in its hindgut.

Codon optimization prevents premature polyadenylation of heterologously-expressed cellulases from termite-gut symbionts in Aspergillus oryzae.

Heterologous expression and characterization of an endoglucanase from a symbiotic protist of the lower termite, Reticulitermes speratus.

Phylogenetic analysis of cellulolytic enzyme genes from representative lineages of termites and a related cockroach.

High-throughput recombinant gene expression systems in Pichia pastoris using newly developed plasmid vectors.

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