A theoretical comparison between two ruminal electron sinks

Dihydrogen accumulation resulting from methanogenesis inhibition in the rumen is an energy loss and can inhibit fermentation. The objective of this analysis was to compare the energetic and nutritional consequences of incorporating H2 into reductive acetogenesis or additional propionate production...

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Main Author: Emilio M. Ungerfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00319/full