Xylanolysis by cocultures of the rumen fungus Neocallimastix frontalis and ruminal bacteria |
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| Authors: | A.G. Williams S.E. Withers K.N. Joblin |
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| Affiliation: | Hannah Research Institute, Ayr KA6 5HL, UK;*DSIR Grasslands, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | The effect of fibrolytic and saccharolytic rumen bacteria on xylanolysis by the rumen fungus Neocallimastix frontalis has been investigated. In cocultivations N. frontalis interacted synergistically with Bacteroides ruminicola, Succinivibrio dextrin-osolvens and Selenomonas ruminantium during xylan utilization. Xylan utilization decreased in cocultures containing Lachnospira multiparus or Streptococcus bovis. Ruminococcus flavefaciens appeared to inhibit fungal growth. |
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