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The complete mitochondrial genome of fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes natalensis (Isoptera: Macrotermitinae)

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Pages 1728-1729 | Received 29 Aug 2014, Accepted 31 Aug 2014, Published online: 26 Sep 2014

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