Metagenome and Metatranscriptome sequencing of the gut microbiota of Syntermes wheeleri

The goals of this study was (1) to describe, using metagenomics and metatranscriptomics, the microbial metabolism in the whole gut and in P1 and P3 compartments of the litter-feeding termite Syntermes wheeleri and (2) to assess the implications of the enlarged P1 compartment of this species in microbial assembly and functions.