Aims: The recent EU ban of growth-promoting antibiotics in animal production was based on fears concerning antibiotic resistance being transmitted to human pathogens. This paper explores the adaptation mechanism of a common ...

The tanniferous forage Lotus corniculatus generally has a beneficial effect on ruminal fermentation, protecting dietary protein from excessive degradation. In L. corniculatus, condensed tannins (CTs) are normally concentrated ...

Consecutive batch cultures (CBC), involving nine serial transfers at 3, 5 and 7 d intervals (21, 45 and 63 d, respectively) were established to enrich for plant fibre degrading co-cultures of anaerobic fungi and methanogens ...

Plant cell death occurring as a result of adverse environmental conditions is known to limit crop production. It is less well recognized that plant cell death processes can also contribute to the poor environmental footprint ...

Two cultures of anaerobic fungi were isolated from the forestomach of an Indian camel (Camelus dromedarius). Phylogenetic analysis using both the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large-subunit (LSU) regions of the ...

Quantitative estimations of zoosporic fungi in the environment have historically received little attention, primarily due to methodological challenges and their complex life cycles. Conventional methods for quantitative ...

Efficient profiling of eubacterial diversity within complex communities requires that primers are specific for eubacterial 16S rRNA. Specificity of published primers against eubacterial and archaeal 16S rRNA as well as ...