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Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria from the Gut of Bombyx mori that Degrade Cellulose, Xylan, Pectin and Starch and Their Impact on Digestion

Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) have been domesticated and widely used for silk production. It feeds on mulberry leaves. Mulberry leaves are mainly composed of pectin, xylan, cellulose and starch. Some of the digestive enzymes that degrade these carbohydrates might be produced by gut bacter...

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Autores principales: Anand, A. Alwin Prem, Vennison, S. John, Sankar, S. Gowri, Prabhu, D. Immanual Gilwax, Vasan, P. Thirumalai, Raghuraman, T., Geoffrey, C. Jerome, Vendan, S. Ezhil
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20874394
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.10701