Long-term defaunation increases the abundance of cellulolytic ruminococci and methanogens but does not affect the bacterial and methanogen diversity in the rumen of sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 783-791

  Mosoni, P ^a   Martin, C ^b   Forano, E ^a   Morgavi, D P ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulolytic bacteria; Defaunation; Methanogen; Polymerase chain reaction denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; EUKARYOTA; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS;

BACTERIAL RNA; CELLULOSE; METHYL COENZYME M REDUCTASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FIBROBACTER; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; RUMINOCOCCUS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; FIBROBACTER; MALE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN; RUMINOCOCCUS; SHEEP;

EID: 79959519358     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-2947     Document Type: Article

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