Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, emChelonia mydas/em L

T. M. Fenchel; C. P. McRoy; John C. Ogden; P. Parker; W. E. Rainey

Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, emChelonia mydas/em L

T. M. Fenchel
, C. P. McRoy
, John C. Ogden
, P. Parker
, W. E. Rainey

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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.

Original language	American English
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume	37
State	Published - Feb 1 1979
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

https://aem.asm.org/content/37/2/348/article-info

Cite this

@article{28ee69c72dc04a8c980ed6bc8d6fce6b,

title = "Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, emChelonia mydas/em L",

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.",

author = "Fenchel, \{T. M.\} and McRoy, \{C. P.\} and Ogden, \{John C.\} and P. Parker and Rainey, \{W. E.\}",

year = "1979",

month = feb,

day = "1",

language = "American English",

volume = "37",

journal = "Applied and Environmental Microbiology",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, emChelonia mydas/em L

AU - Fenchel, T. M.

AU - McRoy, C. P.

AU - Ogden, John C.

AU - Parker, P.

AU - Rainey, W. E.

PY - 1979/2/1

Y1 - 1979/2/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bin_facpub/418

UR - https://aem.asm.org/content/37/2/348/article-info

M3 - Article

VL - 37

JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology

JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology

ER -

Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, emChelonia mydas/em L

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this