Summary
The luminous bacteriaVibrio harveyi andV. fischeri degrade cellulose. Cellulase activity was high when carboxymethyl cellulose and cellobiose were used as substrates but low with cellulose powder. The role of these microbes in the digestion of food material in fish gut is also discussed.
Résumé
Les bactéries lumineusesVibrio harveyi etV. fischeri dégradent la cellulose. L'activité cellulolytique était élevée lorsque la carboxméthylcellulose et la cellobiose servaient de substrats, mais elle était faible avec la poudre de cellulose. On discute également de rôle de ces microorganismes dans la digestion du matériau alimentaire.
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Las bacterias luminosasVibrio harveyi yV. fischeri degradan celulosa. La actividad celulásica fue alta cuando se utilizó Carboxy-metil-celulosa o celobiosa como sustrato y baja cuando se utilizó polvo de celulosa. Se discute el papel de estos microorganismos en la digestión intestinal de los alimentos en peces.
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Ramesh, A., Venugopalan, V.K. Cellulolytic activity of luminous bacteria. Mircen Journal 4, 227–230 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01301952
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