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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Potential of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for identifying termite species
European Journal of Soil Biology, Volume 60, Year 2014
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This article discusses the potential of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) for identifying termite species based on their specific molecular signatures. We compared the NIRS signatures of termite workers and soldiers from five species: Hodotermopsis sjoestedti, Nasutitermes lujae, Nasutitermes voeltzkowi, Microcerotermes parvus and Reticulitermes virginicus. The termite species were clearly differentiated along the first three axes of a principle component analysis. This study therefore shows the potential of the method to differentiate termite species and could constitute a cost effective and faster technology than approaches based on microsatellite and mitochondrial data. This research is a first step and further studies on a larger number of termite species and colonies sampled in situ, as well as other, difficult to identify macroinvertebrate groups will be of interest. © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jouquet, P.
France, Bondy
Ird Centre D'ile-de-france
Capowiez, Yvan
France, Avignon
Unité de Recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles
Bottinelli, Nicolas
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Traoré, Saran
Burkina Faso, Bobo-dioulasso
Université Nazi Boni
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Citations: 17
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
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Doi:
10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.11.004
ISSN:
11645563