Abstract
The major constituents of plant cell walls and the enzymology of cell wall degradation are reviewed. The ability of ciliates and rumen fungi to invade plant tissues and their association with these tissues are discussed. The properties of the ciliate-bacterium ecosystem are considered in relation to the enzymic degradation of the engulfed plant particles and to the production of extracellular plant cell wall degrading enzymes. Quantitative, qualitative and enzymic aspects of plant tissue fermentation in vitro by rumen phycomycete fungi are reviewed.
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