Why Are Ruminal Cellulolytic Bacteria Unable to Digest Cellulose at Low pH?

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1503-1509

  Russell, James B ^a   Wilson, David B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cellulose; pH; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; PREVOTELLA RUMINICOLA;

CELLODEXTRIN; CELLULOSE; DEXTRIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CELLULOSE; DEXTRINS; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RUMEN;

EID: 0030203318     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76510-4     Document Type: Article

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