Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas L.

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  • T M Fenchel
  • C P McRoy
  • J C Ogden
  • P Parker
  • W E Rainey
چکیده

A postgastric, fermentative breakdown of structural plant tissue was demonstrated for green turtles. About 90% cellulose was hydrolyzed. Bacterial and protozoan numbers compared with those of the rumen.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 37 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1979