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Association of methanogenic bacteria with ovine rumen ciliates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2007

C. K. Stumm ,
H. J. Gijzen  and
G. D. Vogels
C. K. Stumm
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
H. J. Gijzen
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
G. D. Vogels
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

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1. The frequency of association between methanogenic bacteria and ovine rumen ciliates was studied in the rumen fluid of a fistulated sheep.

2. A period of fasting and flushing of the rumen content with nitrogen resulted in a relatively high association, whereas the intake of food and flushing with hydrogen caused a detachment of the methanogenic bacteria from the ciliates.

3. The changes in the frequency of association can be correlated with the relative attribution to the H2 production by hydrogenogenic bacteria and rumen ciliates.

Type
Paper on General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , January 1982 , pp. 95 - 99
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1982

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