Chitinolytic bacteria in the minke whale forestomach
Chitinolytic bacteria in the minke whale forestomach
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Ottawa, ON: National Research Council of Canada
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English
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Ottawa, ON: National Research Council of Canada
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Minke whales consume large amounts of pelagic crustaceans. Digestion of the prey is initiated by indigenous bacteria in a rumen-like forestomach system. A major structural component of the crustacean exoskeleton is chitin, the beta-1,4-linked polymer of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. The exoskeletons appear to dissolve completely in the non-glandular fore...
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Chitinolytic bacteria in the minke whale forestomach
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70947569
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70947569
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0008-4166
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1480-3275
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10.1139/cjm-46-1-85
