Complex sentence: The microbial community in the termite gut efficiently manufactures large quantities of hydrogen; the complex lignocellulose polymers within wood are broken down into simple sugars by fermenting bacteria in the termite's gut, using enzymes that produce hydrogen as a byproduct.
Split into simpler sentences: The microbial community in the termite gut efficiently manufactures large quantities of hydrogen. The complex lignocellulose polymers within wood are broken down into simple sugars using enzymes that produce hydrogen as a byproduct.