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Table 1 The termite samples collected at the different locations and the associated genetic diversity of their Termitomyces symbionts (See Figure 1 for further details)

From: Patterns of interaction specificity of fungus-growing termites and Termitomyces symbionts in South Africa

Termite species

site

number of samples

ITS haplotypes

Macrotermes natalensis

ZA1

1

1

 

ZA3

14

1

 

ZA5

3

1

 

ZA6

1

1

 

ZA7

9

1

 

ZA8

3

1

 

ZA9

1

1

Odontotermes badius

ZA3

5

4, 5, 6, 15, 16

 

ZA5

1

4

Odontotermes latericius

ZA3

14

10, 11, 12, 13, 18

 

ZA4

1

10

 

Se1

8

2, 8, 9, 17, 19

 

Se2

6

2, 17

Odontotermes transvaalensis

ZA5

1

7

 

ZA4

4

3, 14

Microtermes sp. I

ZA2

1

24

 

ZA3

14

20, 22, 23, 24, 25

 

ZA5

1

20

 

ZA9

1

25

 

ZA10

1

24

Microtermes sp. II

ZA7

2

21, 25

Microtermes sp. III

ZA4

1

24

 

ZA5

1

24

 

ZA7

4

24, 25

Microtermes sp. IV

ZA5

2

20, 21

Microtermes?

ZA3

1

24

  1. Genbank accession numbers for fungal ITS, nuclear 25S, mitochiondrial 12S and the COI sequences of Microtermes sp. I, II, III and IV are given in the online supplementary table.