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. 1977 Apr;33(4):1009–1010. doi: 10.1128/aem.33.4.1009-1010.1977

Isolation of a Cellulolytic Bacteroides sp. from Human Feces

H G Betian *,‡,1, B A Linehan *,‡,2, M P Bryant *, L V Holdeman *,
PMCID: PMC170812  PMID: 869523

Abstract

An anaerobic cellulolytic bacterium, identified as a Bacteroides sp., was present in 10-8 g of feces from only one of five human subjects.

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