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Distribution and diversity of members of the bacterial phylum Fibrobacteres in environments where cellulose degradation occurs.
Systematic and applied microbiology - 1 Oct 2014
Ransom-Jones Emma, Jones David L, Edwards Arwyn, McDonald James E
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The Fibrobacteres phylum contains two described species, Fibrobacter succinogenes and Fibrobacter intestinalis, both of which are prolific degraders of cellulosic plant biomass in the herbivore gut. However, recent 16S rRNA gene sequencing studies have identified novel Fibrobacteres in landfill sites, freshwater lakes and the termite hindgut, suggesting that members of the Fibrobacteres occupy a broader...
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