Polysaccharide hydrolase production by the rumen fungus Caecomyces communis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-370

  Gerbi, C ^a   Bata, J ^a   Breton, A ^b   Prensier, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungus; Caecomyces communis; Cellulose; Fermentor; Polysaccharidase; Rumen

Indexed keywords

CELLOBIOSE; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMINANT STOMACH;

CAECOMYCES COMMUNIS; FUNGI;

EID: 0029895557     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(96)84711-5     Document Type: Article

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