%0 Journal Article %A Van Gylswyk, N. O. %T Fusobacterium polysaccharolyticum sp.nov., a Gram-negative Rod from the Rumen that Produces Butyrate and Ferments Cellulose and Starch %D 1980 %J Microbiology, %V 116 %N 1 %P 157-163 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-116-1-157 %I Microbiology Society, %X A new Gram-negative, non-sporulating, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium capable of fermenting cellulose and starch was isolated from the rumens of sheep fed supplemented maize stover diets. The organism fermented few carbohydrates, showing a preference for polysaccharides. The main acid products of carbohydrate fermentation were butyrate and formate. Acetate was utilized. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-116-1-157