Effects of high- and low-fiber diets on fecal fermentation and fecal microbial populations of captive chimpanzees

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 548-557

  Kišidayová, Svetlana ^a   Váradyová, Zora ^a   Pristaš, Peter ^a   Piknová, Mária ^a   Nigutová, Katarína ^a   Petrželková, Klara J ^b,c   Profousová, Ilona ^b,d   Schovancová, Kateřina ^b,e   Kamler, Jiří ^b,f   Modrý, David ^d,g  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c Liberec Zoo   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^e MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^f MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^g INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Archaea; Chimpanzee; DGGE; Diet; Eubacteria; Fiber; In vitro fecal fermentation

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; FATTY ACID; FECES; FERMENTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRIMATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; EUBACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARCHAEA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTROPHORESIS; EUBACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUBACTERIUM BIFORME; HORDEUM; PAN; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67650805670     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20687     Document Type: Article

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