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In vitro rumen fungi growth in a medium containing sodium hydroxide treated wheat straw using competitive PCR assay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

M H Sakhavati ,
T Mohammadabadi ,
M Danesh Mesgaran ,
M R Nassiry  and
A Fani Maleki
M H Sakhavati*
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
T Mohammadabadi
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
M Danesh Mesgaran
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
M R Nassiry
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
A Fani Maleki
Affiliation:
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Rumen fungi produce a wide range of polysaccharide degrading enzymes during growth on cell walls and can degrade 0.25 -0.65 of plant tissue dry weight in pure cultures (Orpin, 1983). It has been proposed that sodium hydroxide may break-down hemicellulose and cellulose and expose them to microbial attachment and improve digestibility (Goto et al., 1993). The aim of the present study was to determine in vitro rumen fungal growth using a quantitative competitive PCR assay (QC-PCR) and dry matter (DM) and neutral detergent fibre (NDF) disappearance from a medium containing untreated (US) or sodium hydroxide treated wheat straw (TS).

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2009 , April 2009 , pp. 174
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2009

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