Journal article
The Complete Genome Sequence of Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 Reveals a Cellulolytic and Metabolic Specialist
Abstract
Fibrobacter succinogenes is an important member of the rumen microbial community that converts plant biomass into nutrients usable by its host. This bacterium, which is also one of only two cultivated species in its phylum, is an efficient and prolific degrader of cellulose. Specifically, it has a particularly high activity against crystalline cellulose that requires close physical contact with this substrate. However, unlike other known …
Authors
Suen G; Weimer PJ; Stevenson DM; Aylward FO; Boyum J; Deneke J; Drinkwater C; Ivanova NN; Mikhailova N; Chertkov O
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 6, No. 4,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0018814
ISSN
1932-6203