Biodiversity and composition of methanogenic populations in the rumen of cows fed alfalfa hay or triticale straw

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-315

  Kong, Yunhong ^a,b   Xia, Yun ^b   Seviour, Robert ^c   Forster, Robert ^b   Mcallister, Tim A ^b  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

FISH; Full cycle rRNA approach; Methanogens; Rumen ecology

Indexed keywords

METHANE; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; ALFALFA; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIETARY SHIFT; EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; RUMINANT; STRAW;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CEREAL; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; EURYARCHAEOTA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; EURYARCHAEOTA; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOMICROBIACEAE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANIMICROCOCCUS; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER RUMINANTIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOBREVIBACTER THAUERI; METHANOMICROBIUM MOBILE; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE; TRITICOSECALE;

EID: 84876098331     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12062     Document Type: Article

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