
TY  - JOUR
A1  - McKenzie, RA 
T1  - The caceum of the Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus: Light, scanning and transmission electron microscopic observations on its epithelium and flora
JF  - Australian Journal of Zoology
JO  - Aust. J. Zool.
Y1  - 1978
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SP  - 249
EP  - 256
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9780249 
N2  - The pseudostratified columnar epithelium of the koala caecum is surmounted on its luminal border by a tall palisade fringe of bacteria of different types including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacilli, cocci and actinomycete-like organisms. Ultrastructure of the epithelium indicates that it absorbs water and nutrients from the caecal lumen, and secretes mucus to lubricate the passage of ingesta. 
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