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RESEARCH ARTICLE

The fermentation of hemicellulose by washed suspensions of rumen bacteria

FV Gray and RA Weller

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 9(6) 797 - 801
Published: 1958

Abstract

Fermentation of hemicellulose by washed suspensions of microorganisms from the rumen of the sheep produced approximately equal proportions of acetic and propionic acids, together with a small amount of butyric acid. These findings are discussed with reference to previous work with growing cultures and to the organisms responsible for hemioellulose fermentation in the rumen.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9580797

© CSIRO 1958

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