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Methanic fermentation in the digestive tract of a xylophagous insect:Oryctes nasicornis L. larva (Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae)

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Strict anaerobic conditions and the production of methane have been demonstrated in the proctodeum in larvae ofOryctes nasicornis L., a xylophagous coleopteran. In ruminants, the breakdown of cellulose by extracellular symbiotic organisms is complete and leads to the formation of by-products which may act as substrates for methanogenic bacteria.

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  1. Equipe de Recherche Associée au C.N.R.S. no 231, Université de Dijon, Laboratoire de Zoologie, Boulevard Gabriel, F-21100, Dijon

    Colette Bayon & P. Etiévant

  2. Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse, Station de Technologie des Produits Végétaux, INRA, 17 rue Sully, F-21034, Dijon, France

    Colette Bayon & P. Etiévant

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Bayon, C., Etiévant, P. Methanic fermentation in the digestive tract of a xylophagous insect:Oryctes nasicornis L. larva (Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae). Experientia 36, 154–155 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953702

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