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Why only ruminants can digest cellulose

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Presence of cellulose-digesting bacteria called ruminococcus in the rumen,allow ruminants to digest cellulose and that's why non-ruminants can't simply digest cellulose.

  • Ruminococcus is a type of bacteria which helps in degrading and converting complex polysaccharides into simpler form which further get used by the host.
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