EFFECT OF SUCCINATE ON CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION BY THE RUMINAL BACTERIA

[摘要] The stimulative effect of succinate on cellulose decomposition and cellulase formation was studied with Ruminococcus flavefaciens and Ruminococcus albus. The decomposition of cellulose by ruminal bacterial fraction was also stimulated by succinate. Glucose grown cells of R. albus and Bacteroides succinogenes which had no detectable cellulase activity formed the enzyme when the cells were incubated with succinate. These results suggest that the succinate effect is a general phenomenon in rumen bacteria.

[学科分类] 微生物学和免疫学