Identification of gut bacteria in worker and soldier castes of the termite Anacanthotermes ahngerianus

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Published: 2026-10-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/3010029
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Anacanthotermes ahngerianus, gut bacteria, worker caste, soldier caste, MALDI-TOF MS, Gram staining

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Utaganov Muslimbek Ulugbek ugli
Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Zakiryayeva Saidakhon Ikramovna
Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan , Republican Scientific and Production Center for Termite Control under the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Kholmatov B.R.
Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Abstract

Cultivable gut bacteria from worker and soldier castes of Anacanthotermes ahngerianus were isolated and analysed using MALDI-TOF MS and Gram staining. Fifteen pure isolates were obtained: seven from workers and eight from soldiers. Worker isolates were assigned to Enterobacter (57.1%) and Bacillus (28.6%); one isolate (14.3%) remained unidentified. All soldier isolates were assigned to Acinetobacter. The results indicate differences in the taxonomic composition of cultivable gut bacteria between the two castes under the experimental conditions.

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Vol. 1 No. 8 (2026): Status and Development Prospects of Fundamental and Applied Microbiology: The Viewpoint of Young Scientists

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Fundamental and Applied Microbiology
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Utaganov Muslimbek Ulugbek ugli, Zakiryayeva Saidakhon Ikramovna, & Kholmatov B.R. (2026). Identification of gut bacteria in worker and soldier castes of the termite Anacanthotermes ahngerianus. Partner Conferences of the International Scientific Journal Research Focus, 1(8), 110-111. https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/3010029

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