High genetic diversity and different distributions of glycosyl hydrolase family 10 and 11 xylanases in the goat rumen.

BACKGROUND: The rumen harbors a complex microbial ecosystem for efficient hydrolysis of plant polysaccharides which are the main constituent of the diet. Xylanase is crucial for hemicellulose hydrolysis and plays an important role in the plant cell wall degradation. Xylanases of ruminal strains were...

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Main Authors: Guozeng Wang, Huiying Luo, Kun Meng, Yaru Wang, Huoqing Huang, Pengjun Shi, Xia Pan, Peilong Yang, Qiyu Diao, Hongfu Zhang, Bin Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3033422?pdf=render