Reticulitermes flavipes gut Raw sequence reads. Reticulitermes flavipes

The objective of this study is to examine the potential for using chitosan as a wood preservative against termites. We aim to answer three questions: (1) does chitosan possess termiticidal properties? If yes, then (2) will termites be able to adapt to chitosan-treated wood by adopting symbionts that are not affected by chitosan antimicrobial properties? If not, then (3) what biological mechanism is responsible for resistance?