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Rumen temperature Ruminants 38 to 42 ˚C 112825 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Fraction of rumen microbiota that is represented by fungi Ruminants 10 - 20 % 117089 Belanche et al., A M...
Concentration of protozoa in rumen (majority are ciliates, minority flagellates) Ruminants total protozoa ~10^5-10^6: flagellate species 10^3-10^4 cells/ml of rumen content 112828 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Fraction of fungal species in rumen that belong to anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastigomycota) Ruminants 81.9 % 117090 Belanche et al., A M...
Numbers of bacteria in the rumen Ruminants Table - link µm 112391 Hungate, R. E. (1966)...
Concentration of ciliate protozoa in rumen fluid Ruminants 10^4 - 10^6 cells/ml 117316 Matthews et al., The...
Concentration of bacteria in rumen (majority are obligate anaerobes, minority facultative anaerobes) Ruminants total ~10^10 to 10^11: facultative anaerobes ≤~10^7 to 10^8 cells/g of rumen content 112826 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Approximate composition of gas mixture in the rumen Ruminants CO2 65%: CH4 27%: N2 7%: O2 0.6%: H2 0.2%: H2S 0.01% % 112823 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Concentration of bacteria in the foregut of ruminant animals Ruminants 10^10 - 10^11 cells/ml 117317 Matthews et al., The...
Relative abundance of microbial populations and amount of rRNA extracted from ruminal, inoculum and fermenter (96, 120, 144 and 168 h) samples Ruminants Table - link N/A 112834 Ziemer CJ et al., Comparison...
Characteristic heat production rate of fermenting rumen bacteria Ruminants 160 - 180 watts/kg bacterial mass 117321 Rosenberg E. and Zil...
Total length of large and small intestines in body lengths Ruminants ox ~20 body lengths: sheep & goat 25 body lengths body lengths 112407 Habel, R. E. (1975) in...
Chemical fermentation characteristics in ruminal and fermenter samples Ruminants Table - link N/A 112833 Ziemer CJ et al., Comparison...
Number of species of bacteria in the foregut of ruminant animals Ruminants >200 species 117318 Matthews et al., The...
Oxidation-reduction potential in the rumen Ruminants -250 to -450 mV 112824 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Concentration of virus-like particles (VLP) Ruminants in rumenal fluid of sheep & cattle using TEM 10^7-10^8 in sheep rumen 1.4×10^10 VLP/ml 112502 Letarov A, Kulikov E....
Concentration of virus-like particles (VLP) Ruminants in bovine rumenal fluid 5×10^7: in rumenal fluid of sheep & cattle ≤10^9 VLP/ml 112501 Letarov A, Kulikov E....
Virus like Particle (VLP) density Unspecified 1140-1190 mg/ml 103868 Pim van Hee, Selective...
Size of rumen bacteria bacteria 0.3 to 50 µm 112827 Yokoyama MG, Johnson...
Concentration of bacteria in rumen Sheep Ovis aries ~1e+10 cells/ml 102396 Brock TD. Microbial growth...