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    This document discusses a laboratory experiment on termite symbiosis. It provides instructions on collecting and examining the digestive tract and gut parasites of wood termites under a microscope. The results section shows illustrations of the termite digestive tract and various protozoans and parasitic nematodes observed inside the gut. The conclusion confirms the presence of protozoans and parasitic nematodes in the termite gut.

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    JMJ MARIST BROTHERS

    Notre Dame of Marbel University


    City of Koronadal

    Name: Year and Section:


    Instructor: Date Submitted:

    Termite Symbiosis

    Introduction

    Zootermopsis is the large-wood termite native to the western U.S. This termite is

    ideal for laboratory studies due its large size, ease of maintenance, and year-round

    availability. The number of this have greatly increases the diversity and abundance of

    their species. With their ability to feed on wood, termites are important recyclers in their

    ecosystem. However, that ability turns them into highly damaging pest organisms.

    Upon the digestion of food and derived nutrition from material of termites, these

    organisms were solely dependent on the symbiotic protists that inhabit their digestive

    tract. A variety of protists inhabiting Zootermopsis, includes large hypermastigote

    Trichonympha, Trichomonas, Streblomastix, Trichomitopsis as well as Hexamastix.

    Materials:

    Termites (wood termites) NaCl solution

    Glass slides and cover slip ethyl alcohol

    Cotton swab iodine solution

    Compound microscope

    Forceps
    Procedures:

    1. Kill termites by soaking or washing it with ethyl alcohol.

    2. Using forceps, squeeze the stomach of a termite until the gut was being seen outside

    and then pull it.

    3. Put the sample on a drop of solution on a glass slide (0.5-0.85% NaCl solution). Add

    another drop of iodine and mix to form suspension.

    5. Cover each drop with a cover slip at an angle, touching the edge of the drop, and gently

    lowering the cover slip onto the slide so that air bubbles are not formed.

    6. Examine the preparation under LPO, then HPO in a systematic manner (either up and

    down or laterally) so that the entire area of cover slip is observed.

    7. Draw what you observed.

    Results and Discussion

    Figure 1. Digestive tract of termite

    Figure 2. Parasites in Termite’s gut

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    Conclusion

    In the illustration above, we observed and see some protozoans and we able also

    to observe the parasitic nematodes in the gut of termites. Indeed, parasitic nematodes

    can also be found in termite’s gut.

    References

    Perec−Matysiak, A. A. (2006). Helminth parasites of laboratory mice and rats. 99-102.

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