AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1999

  • question_answer
    The rumen of cattle is the site of fermentation of cellulose fibres through the action of

    A)  archaebacteria    

    B)  cyanobacteria

    C)  mycoplasmas     

    D)  spirochaetes.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    : Archaebacteria is simplest and most primitive group of bacteria. Methanogens, a type of archaebacteria are strict anaerobic bacteria and mainly occur in muddy areas and also in stomach (rumen) of cattle, where cellulose is fermented by microbes. The symbiotic micro-organisms produces cellulase enzymes that digest cellulose.


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