Concentration of bacteria in rumen (majority are obligate anaerobes, minority facultative anaerobes)
| Range | total ~10^10 to 10^11: facultative anaerobes ≤~10^7 to 10^8 cells/g of rumen content |
|---|---|
| Organism | Ruminants |
| Reference | Yokoyama MG, Johnson KA: Microbiology of the rumen andintestine. In The Ruminant Animal: Digestive Physiology and Nutrition, Edited by: Church DC. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Waveland Press1988: pp.125-144. p.125 right column bottom paragraph |
| Comments | P.125 right column bottom paragraph: "The bacteria which are found in the rumen will number about 10^10 to 10^11 cells/g of rumen contents. The majority are obligate anaerobes, but facultative anaerobes may be present in numbers up to about 10^7 to 10^8 cells/g of rumen contents." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 112826 |