What is the name of the bacteria in a termites stomach?

they are not in fact bacteria, but protists called Trichonympha.





these protozoa as well as other microbes help break down the lage amounts of cellulose eaten by your average termite

What is the name of the bacteria in a termites stomach?
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wims... contains an excellent explanation, including identifying the protists which are the catalyst for the digestive process.
Reply:Termite gut symbionts:


spirotrichonympha bispira.
Reply:Bacterium - I'm not sure, but a Protozoan named Trichonympha lives in the gut of termites.... (It helps break down the cellulose constantly taken in by termites)
Reply:cheeky-stomach-livinghttp://www.nps.gov/archive/flfo/online_m...
Reply:There are a wide variety of different symbiotic organisms found in the guts of different termites.





Those that assist the termite in breaking down cellulose from plant material are generally flagellate protozoans, bacteria and yeast.





Each species of termite (and possibly even geographic populations) have different gut flora, and there is no single species of bacteria, yeast or flagellate that performs the endosymbiotic function for all termites.