Verrucomicrobiota is widely distributed in various habitats including insect guts. It was found to be prevalent in almost all investigated termite guts, whereas their physiological functions are not very clear. In this study we characterized the physiological and genomic properties of Verrucomicrobiota strain TSB47 T isolated from Reticulitermes chinensis . The cells of strain TSB47 T were Gram -stain -negative, nonmotile, and non -spore -forming coccoid with one or more warts. 16S rRNA gene analysis showed that the closest relatives of strain TSB47 T were Opitutaceae strain TAV1 and Ereboglob...
