›› 2007, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 31-34.

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Rumen Microbial Ecosystem

MA Songcheng, CHEN Jing, MAO Huaming
  

  1. Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Key Lab of Yunnan Agricultural Univertsity, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-01-20 Published:2007-01-20

Abstract: The inhabitants of the rumen microbial eco-system, a complex consortium of different microbial groups living in symbiotic relationship with the host, act synergistically for the bioconversion of feeds into volatile fatty acids which serve as a source of energy for the animals. The necessity to use molecular biology techniques for identification and characterization of rumen microbes has been emphasized in this review.

Key words: rumen; microbial ecosystem; molecular techniques

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