First described in 1843, Rumen protozoa with their striking appearance were assumed to be
important for the welfare of their host. However, despite contributing up to 50% of the bio-…

The removal of antibiotic growth-promoters has led to an increased interest in alternative
means of manipulating rumen fermentation. In this review we consider one of the possible …

The rumen is a complex ecosystem composed of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, fungi,
methanogenic archaea and phages. These microbes interact closely to breakdown plant material …

There is increasing interest in exploiting natural products as feed additives to solve problems
in animal nutrition and livestock production. Essential oils and saponins are two types of …

Bacterial 16S rDNA sequence data, incorporating sequences > 1 kb, were retrieved from
published rumen library studies and public databases, then were combined and analysed to …

The quality and yield of extracted DNA are critical for the majority of downstream applications
in molecular biology. Moreover, molecular techniques such as quantitative real-time PCR (…

The Butyrivibrio group comprises Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens and related Gram-positive bacteria
isolated mainly from the rumen of cattle and sheep. The aim of this study was to investigate …

Background The horizontal transfer of expressed genes from Bacteria into Ciliates which live
in close contact with each other in the rumen (the foregut of ruminants) was studied using …

The aim of this study was to identify ruminal bacteria that form stearic acid (18 : 0) from
linoleic acid (cis-9,cis-12-18 : 2). One 18 : 0-producing isolate, P-18, isolated from the sheep …

Anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigales) are active degraders of fibrous plant material in the
rumen. However, only limited information is available relating to how quickly they colonize …