Bacteria associated with the digestive system of the slug Deroceras reticulatum are not required for protein digestion

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1387-1394

  Walker, Anthony J ^a   Glen, David M ^a   Shewry, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastropod; Gut; Microflora; Mollusc; Proteinase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EXOCRINE GLAND; GELATIN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLATE COUNT AGAR; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SALIVARY GLAND; TETRACYCLINE;

DEROCERAS RETICULATUM;

EID: 0032811685     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(99)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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