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Degradation of Cellulose and Hemicellulose by Ruminal Microorganisms

As major structural components of plant cell walls, cellulose and hemicellulose are degraded and fermented by anaerobic microbes in the rumen to produce volatile fatty acids, the main nutrient source for the host. Cellulose degradation is carried out primarily by specialist bacteria, with additional...

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Autor principal: Weimer, Paul J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9785684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36557598
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10122345