Cellulolytic bacteria from pig large intestine.
An anaerobic, cellulose-degrading, gram-negative rod and a gram-positive coccus, identified as Bacteroides succinogenes and Ruminococcus flavefaciens, respectively, were isolated from pig fecal samples. These organisms were isolated from cellulolytic most-probable-number dilutions which represented 4 or 6% of the viable bacterial count when pigs were fed a low- or high-fiber diet, respectively.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D002482:Cellulose / Q000378:metabolism*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*
D002482:Cellulose