Symbiotic Cellulose Degradation in Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas L.
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.
Fenchel
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Institute of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
McRoy
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Ogden
J C
JC
Parker
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Rainey
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