Nutritional interdependence among rumen bacteria during cellulose digestion in vitro.
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چکیده
A study has been made of the promoting effect of starch on cellulose digestion by mixed rumen bacteria in a cellulose-urea medium. Starch supplementation of the medium promoted the growth of bacteria that required neither amino acids (AA) nor branched-chain fatty acids (BrFA). The growth of these bacteria was followed by the growth of AA-dependent bacteria, AA- or BrFA-dependent bacteria, BrFA-producing bacteria, and finally, BrFA-dependent cellulolytic bacteria. Population changes of these bacterial groups corresponded with a cross-feeding of AA and BrFA and the overall disappearance of cellulose. The data suggest that the nutritional interdependence among rumen bacteria affects the rate of cellulose digestion.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 45 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983