16S rDNA of termite gut microbiota: natural forest
Termite gut DNA was extracted using Qiagen DNeasy PowerSoil Kit (Qiagen, Germany), following the manufacturers protocol. The initial vortex step was replaced by a bead-beating step at 30 Hz for 10 min using Retsh MM400 (Mikro-Dismembrator). Bacterial 16S rDNA was amplified using  S-D-Bact-0909-a-S-18 (5'-ACTCAAAKGAATWGACGG-3') and S-*-Univ-1392-a-A-15 (5'-ACGGGCGGTGTGTRC-25').