Isolation and characterization of rabbit caecal pectinolytic bacteria

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-82

  Sirotek, K ^a,c   Marounek, M ^a   Rada, V ^b   Benda, V ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PECTIN; PECTIN LYASE; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYSACCHARIDE LYASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTEROIDES; CECUM; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTEROIDES; CECUM; PECTINS; POLYGALACTURONASE; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; RABBITS;

EID: 0035233305     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02825893     Document Type: Article

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