Changes in Rumen Microbial Community Composition during Adaption to an In Vitro System and the Impact of Different Forages.

This study examined ruminal microbial community composition alterations during initial adaption to and following incubation in a rumen simulation system (Rusitec) using grass or corn silage as substrates. Samples were collected from fermenter liquids at 0, 2, 4, 12, 24, and 48 h and from feed residu...

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Main Authors: Melanie B Lengowski, Karin H R Zuber, Maren Witzig, Jens Möhring, Jeannette Boguhn, Markus Rodehutscord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4771158?pdf=render