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Interspecies H2 transfer in cellulose degradation between fibrolytic bacteria and H2-utilizing microorganisms from the human colon

  1. Céline Robert,
  2. Christophe Del'Homme,
  3. Annick Bernalier-Donadille*

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10949.x

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 205, Issue 2, pages 209–214, December 2001

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Robert, C., Del'Homme, C. and Bernalier-Donadille, A. (2001), Interspecies H2 transfer in cellulose degradation between fibrolytic bacteria and H2-utilizing microorganisms from the human colon. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 205: 209–214. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10949.x

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, INRA, Centre de Recherches de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix, 63122 Saint Genès-Champanelle, France

* *Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 4 73 62 46 42; Fax: +33 4 73 62 45 81, E-mail: bernal@clermont.inra.fr

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  1. Issue published online: 9 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2006
  3. Received 8 August 2001, Accepted 4 October 2001

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