
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Molyneux, GS 
T1  - A Morphological and Histochemical Study of the Bacterial Degradation of Wool Fibres in Vivo
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1961
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
SP  - 440
EP  - 447
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9610440 
N2  - It has been previously shown that a microorganism, isolated from the contents of dermal cysts artificially produced in a Merino sheep, was capable of degrading wool fibres in vitro. This paper considers the degradation of wool fibres in vivo and describes structural changes and distribution of sulphydryl groups demonstrated by histochemical technique. The fibres are arranged in order of degree of degradation which is characterized by two mechanisms; reduction of ~S~S~ cross-linkages and proteolysis. The degradation proceeds to disintegration of macrofibrils. 
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