Effects of nitrate on methane production, fermentation, and microbial populations in in vitro ruminal cultures

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-179

  Zhou, Zhenming ^a   Yu, Zhongtang ^b   Meng, Qingxiang ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulolytic bacteria; Methane mitigation; Methanogen; Nitrate; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

CELLULOLYTIC BACTERIUM; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; IN-VITRO; METHANE MITIGATION; METHANE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION;

BACTERIA; FERMENTATION; MAMMALS; METHANE; METHANOGENS; NITRATES;

VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

NITRATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

BACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; METHANE; NITRATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; IN VITRO STUDY; METHANOGEN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; BIOFUELS; CATTLE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITRATES; RUMEN; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS; RUMINOCOCCUS FLAVEFACIENS;

EID: 82955187648     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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