Who digests the lignocellulose?

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2644-2645

  Hongoh, Yuichi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GENETICS; ISOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ISOPTERA; LIGNIN; MICROBIOTA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84906944895     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12449     Document Type: Article

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