Microorganisms and cellulose digestion in the gut of the woodlouse Porcellio scaber

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1397-1408

  Zimmer, Martin ^a   Topp, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellulase activity; Cellulose digestion; Decomposition; Gut microbes; Hepatopancreatic bacteria; Litter degradation; Obligate endosymbionts; Oniscidea; Porcellio scaber; Terrestrial isopods

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; ONISCIDEA; PORCELLIO SCABER;

EID: 0031902911     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021235001949     Document Type: Article

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