# Unveiling lignocellulolytic potential: a genomic exploration of bacterial lineages within the termite gut

*PRI Rank #13 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #13 |
| 18m citations | 37 |
| Journal | Microbiome |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40168-024-01917-7 |
| Corresponding authors | Andreas Brune |
| Institution | Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Germany |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/insect-and-arachnid-ecology-and-behavior/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1186/s40168-024-01917-7](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-024-01917-7)

## Topics

metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) · termite gut microbiota · lower termites (LT) · higher termites (HT) · cellulolytic flagellates · lignocellulolytic enzymes · Bacteroidota · Spirochaetota · Fibrobacterota · cellodextrins · exoglucanases and endoglucanases · hemicellulolytic enzymes · xylan degradation · oxygen-dependent cellulose oxidation · lignin modification · Pseudomonadota · Actinomycetota · hindgut wall bacteria · microoxic periphery · symbiotic lignocellulose digestion

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