The primary objective of the conference is to promote understanding of the complex microbial ecosystems present in the digestive tract of mammals and other higher animals and their interaction with their hosts. It is a ...

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 ...

Ruminal methanogens, bacteria and ciliate protozoa of Svalbard reindeer grazing natural pastures in October (late fall) and April (late winter) were investigated using molecular-based approaches. The appetite of the Svalbard ...