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 Image Number D1244-1 |
Chemist Charles Lee inspects a petri dish containing xylan, a component of the hemicellulose in plant cell walls. Bacteria that produce xylanase were streaked onto the dish in a wavy pattern, and the clear areas are where the xylanase is degrading the xylan.
Photo by Peggy Greb.
