Degradation of lignified secondary cell walls of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) by rumen fungi growing in methanogenic co-culture

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1086-1096

  Bootten, T J ^a,d   Joblin, K N ^b,e   Mcardle, B H ^c   Harris, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^e Rumenz Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caecomyces; Degradation; Lignified cell wall; Medicago sativa; Neocallimastix; Piromyces; Rumen fungi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELLS; CELLULOSE; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); CYTOLOGY; LIGNIN; MAMMALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CAECOMYCE; CELL WALLS; CO-CULTURES; FRONTALIS; LIGNIFIED CELL WALL; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEOCALLIMASTIX; PIROMYCE; RUMEN FUNGUS; SECONDARY CELL WALL;

FUNGI;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; XYLAN;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LIGNIN; METHANOGENESIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; RUMINANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; XYLEM;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CELL TYPE; CELL WALL; COCULTURE; DRY WEIGHT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS GROWTH; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; NEOCALLIMASTIX; NONHUMAN; PIROMYCES; PLANT CELL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; XYLEM;

CAECOMYCES; CAECOMYCES COMMUNIS; FUNGI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; NEOCALLIMASTIX; NEOCALLIMASTIX FRONTALIS; PIROMYCES; PIROMYCES COMMUNIS;

EID: 80054698394     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05127.x     Document Type: Article

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