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TERMITE GUT FAUNA Several species of bacteria and protozoa inhabit the gut of termites. Some spirochete bacteria attach to the surface of protozoa and hitch-hike through the nutrient-rich medium in the gut. Gut bacteria produce cellulase, the enzyme necessary to digest the cellulose present in the wood devoured by the termites.
