Metatranscriptomic profiles of Eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) fed on second generation feedstocks

Table 2 Functional level differentials

Pathway	Class	CS/Paper	SR/Paper	SR/CS
*Protein metabolism*
Cysteine and methionine metabolism			0.46
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism				0.10
Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism				0.70
Phenylalanine metabolism			0.11	0.24
Propanoate metabolism			0.39	0.63
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis				0.46
*Carbohydrate metabolism*
Fructose and mannose metabolism				0.63
Pyruvate metabolism			0.51
*Others*
Hematopoietic cell lineage	Immune system			10.74
HIF-1 signaling pathway	Signal Transduction			0.67
Legionellosis	Disease		0.48	0.67
Methane metabolism	Energy metabolism		0.44	0.61
Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection	Disease			0.60
Proximal tubule bicarbonate reclamation	Excretory System		0.42	0.59
Vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption	Excretory System			0.56
Streptomycin biosynthesis	Secondary metabolite production		0.50
Thiamine metabolism	Cofactor and Vitamin metabolism		0.19
Two-component system	Signal Transduction		0.35
Meiosis - yeast	Cell Cycle	0.53
Rheumatoid arthritis	Disease	0.56	0.49

Differential pathways (edgeR, FDR p < 0.05) in the guts of Reticulitermes flavipes workers feeding on paper, Corn Stover (CS) or Soybean Residue (SR). Values greater or less than 1 are higher in the numerator or denominator of each respective comparison.

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