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A simple in situ method for estimating fungal population size in the rumen
Author(s) -
Ushida K.,
Tanaka H.,
Kojima Y.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1989.tb00302.x
Subject(s) - rumen , xylose , xylan , population , biology , defaunation , cellulose , agar , in situ , botany , fermentation , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , genetics , demography , sociology
Agar strips containing glucose, xylose, cellulose, xylan and cysteine‐HCl were incubated in the rumen for 24 h. Fungal zoosporangia that developed on the strips were counted in calibrated fields. The results were expressed per unit area to provide an estimate of the relative size of the fungal population. Increases in fungal population size after defaunation were detected by this method.