An analysis of the ruminal bacterial microbiota in West African Dwarf sheep fed grass- and tree-based diets

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1094-1105

  Omoniyi, L A ^a   Jewell, K A ^b   Isah, O A ^a   Neumann, A P ^b   Onwuka, C F I ^a   Onagbesan, O M ^a   Suen, G ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bioinformatics; Diversity; Intestinal microbiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; METABOLITES; RNA;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FIBERS; DIVERSITY; GMELINA ARBOREA; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIOTAS; NIGERIANS; PANICUM MAXIMUM; TREE-BASED;

ANIMALS;

ALKALOID; OXALIC ACID; PHYTATE; RNA 16S; SAPONIN; TANNIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOINFORMATICS; DIET; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SHEEP; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA SAMAN; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTEROIDETES; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FICUS; FICUS SUR; FIRMICUTES; FORAGE; GMELINA ARBOREA; GRASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLLICUTES; NONHUMAN; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PREVOTELLA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PYROSEQUENCING; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; RUMINOCOCCUS; SHEEP; TREE; WEST AFRICAN QWARF SHEEP; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; DOMESTIC SHEEP; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; VETERINARY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALBIZIA SAMAN; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; BRIDELIA MICRANTHA; FICUS SUR; FIRMICUTES; GMELINA ARBOREA; MOLLICUTES; OVIS ARIES; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PREVOTELLA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RUMINOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIET; FEMALE; MICROBIOTA; POACEAE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RUMEN; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; TREES;

EID: 84898466281     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12450     Document Type: Article

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