Isolation and characterization of chitin-degrading micro-organisms from the faeces of Goeldi's monkey, Callimico goeldii

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 52-59

  Macdonald, C ^a,b,c   Barden, S ^a   Foley, S ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c TWYCROSS ZOO   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Chitin degrading bacteria; Nonhuman primates

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; MAMMALS;

BACTERIAL ISOLATES; BASAL MEDIUM; CARBON SOURCE; CHITIN-DEGRADING BACTERIA; DEGRADING ACTIVITIES; ENERGY SOURCE; ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROFLORAE; NON-HUMAN PRIMATE;

CELLULOSE;

CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHITIN; GENOMIC DNA; PLASMID DNA; RNA 16S;

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; DIET; FECES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE;

AEROBE; ANAEROBE; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CALLIMICO; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECES; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ANIMAL; DIET;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLIMICO GOELDII; CELLULOSIMICROBIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PRIMATES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CALLIMICO; CHITIN; DIET; FECES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84890426970     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12338     Document Type: Article

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