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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 February; 37(2): 348-350

Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas L

T. M. Fenchel1, C. P. McRoy2, J. C. Ogden3, P. Parker4 and W. E. Rainey5

1 Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
2 Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
3 West Indies Laboratory, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820
4 Marine Science Institute, University of Texas, Port Aransas, Texas 78373
5 Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

ABSTRACT

A postgastric, fermentative breakdown of structural plant tissue was demonstrated for green turtles. About 90% cellulose was hydrolyzed. Bacterial and protozoan numbers compared with those of the rumen.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1979 February; 37(2): 348-350






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