Open AccessThe properties of forms of Ruminococcus flavefaciens which differ in their ability to degrade cotton cellulose
Author(s) -
Stewart C.S.,
Duncan Sylvia H.,
Flint Harry J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb03859.x
Subject(s) - ruminococcus , cellulose , mutant , cell wall , strain (injury) , degradation (telecommunications) , hydrolysis , biochemistry , chemistry , biology , gene , anatomy , telecommunications , gut flora , computer science
Two mutant strains of Ruminococcus flavefaciens strain 007 that differ in their ability to hydrolyse cotton fibres have been shown also to differ in their cell‐surface topology, in that the cotton degrading from possessed larger and more protuberant cell surface structures. The strains had similar CMCase, cellobiosidase and gb‐glucosidase activities. The results indicate the importance of cell‐surface properties in cotton degradation by R. flavefaciens .