Metagenomic analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes (2017)
Journal Article
Joynson, R., Pritchard, L., Ekenakema, O., & Ferry, N. (2017). Metagenomic analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, 2181. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02181

Some eukaryotes are able to gain access to well-protected carbon sources in plant biomass by exploiting microorganisms in the environment or harbored in their digestive system. One is the land pulmonate Arion ater, which takes advantage of a gut micr... Read More about Metagenomic analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes.

Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study (2014)
Journal Article
Joynson, R., Swamy, A., Bou, P., Chapuis, A., & Ferry, N. (2014). Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 177, 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2014.08.003

The level of cellulolytic activity in different areas of the gut of the terrestrial slug Arion ater was assayed at different temperatures and pH values. To do this, crude gut proteins were isolated and assayed using modified dinitrosalicylic acid red... Read More about Characterization of cellulolytic activity in the gut of the terrestrial land slug Arion ater : Biochemical identification of targets for intensive study.

Analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater : in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes
Thesis
Joynson, R. (in press). Analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater : in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes. (Thesis). University of Salford

Some eukaryotes are able to gain access to otherwise well-protected carbon sources in plant biomass by exploiting microorganisms in the environment, or harboured in their digestive system. One such organism is the European black slug, Arion ater, whi... Read More about Analysis of the gut microbiome of the common black slug Arion ater : in search of novel lignocellulose degrading enzymes.