Reproduction Nutrition Development

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Microbial interactions in the rumen p. 1

RA Prins and CS Stewart

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970701

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Genetic and evolutionary aspects of methanogenesis p. 5

JHP Hackstein

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970702

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Anaerobic chytrids from herbivores p. 9

AJP Trinci, G. Mennim, JL Brookman and MK Theodorou

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970703

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Fibre degrading enzymes, their origin and diversity p. 11

E. Forano and C. Béra

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Microbial diversity in gut ecosystems p. 15

J. Doré and RI Mackie

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Evolutionary relationships and genetic systems of rumen eubacteria p. 21

HJ Flint

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Evolutionary relationships and the diversity of the rumen bacteria belonging to the Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides phylum p. 27

G. Avguštin, A. Ramšak, M. Peterka, FV Nekrep and HJ Flint

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970707

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An investigation of microbial diversity in the rumen of dairy cattle using comparative sequence analysis of closed 16S rRNA genes p. 28

RJ Forster, MF Whitford, CE Beard and J. Gong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970708

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Microbial community structure of the rumen as assessed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of polymerase chain-reaction amplified 16S rDNA genes p. 29

JM Simpson and BA White

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A 16S rDNA-based molecular profiling approach for studying relative changes in ruminal bacterial populations p. 30

J. Wood, KP Scott, G. Avguštin, CJ Newbold, F. McIntosh and HJ Flint

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970710

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The fate of Escherichia coli 0157 isolates under simulated rumen conditions and the use of a gfp-labelled isolate for ecological studies p. 31

SH Duncan, KP Scott, CS Stewart, HJ Flint, F. Thompson-Carter and TH Yennington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970711

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Production and characteristics of bacteriocins of rumen-associated enterococci p. 32

A. Lauková, M. Mareková, T. Dobránsky, S. Czikková and P. Javorsky

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The effect of high lipid sheep diets on fatty acids of liquid and solid associated rumen bacteria p. 33

RJB Bessa, MA Almeida, JMR Ribeiro and AV Portugal

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Microbial forestomach populations of the sheep and kangaroo p. 34

SK Baker

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Molecular approaches to the characterisation and differentiation of the anaerobic gut fungi p. 35

JL Brookman, G. Mennin, S. Rogers, APJ Trinci and MK Theodorou

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Grouping of anaerobic fungi isolated from the digestive tract of herbivores by PCR-RFLP analysis of ITS p. 36

V. Julliand, M. Hosny, H. Dulien and G. Fonty

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Attachment to cellulose and subsequent development of of the anaerobic rumen fungus Neocallimastix frontalis strain RE1 p. 37

AJ Richardson, GW Gooday and CS Stewart

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A common evolutionary origin for mitochondria and hydrogenosomes p. 38

M. van der Giezen and RA Prins

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Hydrogenosomes of chytridiomycete fungi: further evidence for a peroxisomal ancestry p. 39

FGJ Voncken and JHP Hackstein

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Hsp60 and hsp70 encoding genes in anaerobic chytridiomycete fungi p. 39

B. Boxma, JHP Hackstein and GD Vogels

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Heterologous production of Neocallimastix frontalis xylanases from Escherichia coli, filamentous fungi and yeast p. 40

R. Durand, C. Rascle and M. Fèvre

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Esterases and the gut fungi p. 41

S. Rogers

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Screening of anaerobic gut fungi for effective plant biomass degradation using gas production p. 41

W-Y Zhu, MK Theodorou, BB Nielsen and APJ Trinci

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Effect of sampling site on concentration and fibrolytic activity of protozoa in bovine rumen contents p. 42

C. Martin, E. Devillard, M. Fabre, L. Genestoux and B. Michalet-Doreau

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Effect of rumen protozoa on the degradation of neutral sugars from plant cell walls p. 43

JP Jouany, A. Cornu, F. Mathieu and J. Senaud

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Effect of addition of Isotricha spp or a mixed fauna to defaunated rumen contents on methane production measured in vitro p. 44

JP Jouany and S. Toillon

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Effects of defaunation and subsequent refaunation on bacterial numbers in and microbial protein flow from the rumen of sheep p. 45

CJ Newbold, FM McIntosh, XB Chen, KM Koenig, LM Rode and AF Furtado

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The contribution of individual genera in a mixed protozoal population to the breakdown of bacteria in the rumen p. 46

CJ Newbold and JP Jouany

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Molecular cloning of a chitinase gene from the rumen protozoon Entodinium caudatum p. 48

K. Komatani, DP Morgavi, R. Onodera, BA White, I. Cann and KM Karrer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970729

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Organisation of genes involved in xylan utilisation and xylan debranching in the rumen cellulolytic bacterium Ruminococcus flavefaciens p. 49

V. Aurilia, J. Kirby, J. Martin, S. Ekinci and HJ Flint

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Some genetic and biochemical aspects of Prevotella bryantii B₁4 xylanases p. 50

R. Marinšek-Logar, A. Gasparic, FV Nekrep and HJ Flint

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Xylooligosaccharide utilization by the ruminal bacterium Selenomonas ruminantium p. 51

MA Cotta and TR Whitehead

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Hydrolysis and degradation of esterified phenolic acids from the maize cell wall by rumen microbial species p. 52

I. Giraud, JM Besle and G. Fonty

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970733

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Gene expression of cellulase and xylanase in tobacco and cell wall digestion by domain-shuffled enzymes p. 53

K. Ohmiya, J-L Sun, S. Karita, T. Kawazu, T. Kimura and K. Sakka

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Microbial growth and polysaccharidase activity against straw cell walls in response to the nature of added carbohydrates p. 54

A. Barrios-Urdaneta, M. Fondevila, SM Martín-Orúe and JC Machado-Nogueira

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Simultaneous metabolism of glucose and cellobiose in F. succinogenes S85 studied by in vivo ¹³C-NMR. Evidence of glucose 6-phosphate accumulation p. 55

A-M Delort, C. Matheron, T. Liptaj', G. Gaudet and E. Forano

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Effect of sterilization by autoclaving of maize and sugarcane bagasse cell walls on chemical and biological susceptibility p. 56

I. Giraud, G. Fonty and JM Besle

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Comparison of in vitro digestion of hays with horse caecal and sheep rumen fluids p. 57

D. Macheboeuf, M. Jestin and M. Chenost

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Microbial metabolism of plant 4-hydroxycinnamic and hydroxyalicylic acids in vitro p. 58

JH Pagella, XB Chen, WJ Shand, PS Dewey and ER Ørskov

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Applications of biomathematics to rumen microbiology p. 59

J. France and J. Dijkstra

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Computer simulation of cell wall degradation using cellular automata p. 60

AJ Travis, MJ Metcalf and A. Chesson

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Turnover of microbial protein during in vitro rumen fermentations p. 61

F. Driehuis, AH van Gelder, PG van Wikselaar and JW Cone

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A role for plant enzymes in the early stages of herbage protein digestion in ruminants p. 61

W-Y Zhu, MK Theodorou, DR Davies, RJ Merry and H. Thomas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970743

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Factors affecting de novo synthesis of amino acids by mixed microorganisms from the sheep rumen in vitro and by pure cultures of rumen bacteria p. 62

C. Atasoglu, C. Valdés, ND Walker, CJ Newbold and RJ Wallace

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Ammonia production by rumen microorganisms and the enumeration and isolation of bacteria capable of growth on peptides and amino acids from the sheep rumen p. 63

S. Eschenlauer, CJ Newbold, N. McKain, ND Walker and RJ Wallace

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Influence of peptides on the growth of mixed rumen microoganisms on different carbohydrates in vitro p. 64

J. Wang, RJ Wallace and CJ Newbold

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Peptide hydrolysis by human colonic bacteria is also a biphasic process carried out by Bacteroides-like organisms p. 65

N. McKain and RJ Wallace

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Isolation and characterisation of peptidase and peptide permease mutants of Prevotella albensis p. 65

N. Walker and RJ Wallace

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Characterization of a gene from Frevotella ruminicola strain B₁4 which complements an E. coli mutant defective in peptide transport p. 66

L. Peng and M. Morrison

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Alternative hydrogen sink pathways in hindgut fermentation p. 67

D. Demeyer, F. Piattoni, L. Mbanzamihigo, I. Immig and L. Nollet

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Characteristics of H₂/CO₂ metabolism in acetogenic bacteria from the human colon p. 68

M. Leclerc and A. Bernalier

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Study of the adaptation of the rumen ecosystem to the antimethanogenic effect of monensin measured in vivo p. 69

JP Jouany and B. Lassalas

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Effect of minerals on methane production and protozoa numbers in continuous culture of rumen microorganisms p. 70

L-P Broudiscou, Y. Papon and AF Broudiscou

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A phylogenetic assessment of bovine rumen methanogens during perturbation by acidosis p. 71

R. Sharp, CJ Ziemer and DA Stahl

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Intestinal ciliates and their endosymbionts from the cockroach hindgut: evolutionary aspects p. 72

AHAM Van Hoek, TA Van Alen, VSI Sprakel, JHP Hackstein and GD Vogels

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Transformation of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens strains with pBH_f plasmid p. 72

J. Kopecný, K. Fliegerová and K. Gregg

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A novel mobile chromosomal element conferring Tc^R in rumen Butyrivibrio species p. 73

TM Barbosa, KP Scott, K. Forbes and HJ Flint

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Restriction-modification systems in ruminal bacteria: occurrence and some evolutionary implications p. 74

P. Pristas and P. Javorsky

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Variability of endonucleolytic activity within natural population of Selenomonas ruminantium p. 75

P. Pristas, I. Vanat, N. Kostrabova and P. Javorsky

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Lack of surface receptors rather than possession of a restriction-modification system determines F4 phage resistance in Streptococcus bovis II/1 p. 76

I. Štyriak, P. Pristaš and P. Javorský

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Biotransformation of toxic substances by rumen microbial ecosystem p. 76

P. Javorský, P. Pristaš, A. Lauková and J. Legáth

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Survival in the face of tannins - a microbial perspective p. 77

L. O'Donovan and J. McCarthy

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Tannin-resistant ruminal bacteria from East African ruminants p. 78

AA Odenyo and PO Osuji

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Tannic acid-resistant Streptococcus sp. from the rumen p. 78

T. Acamovic and CS Stewart

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Characterization of 2,3 DHPdegrading activity in cell free extracts of the rumen bacterium Synergistes jonesii p. 79

MT Rincon, MJ Allison and MG Domínguez-Bello

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Properties of a new species of rumen bacteria that appears to be important in degradation of forage nitro-toxins p. 80

RC Anderson, MA Rasmussen and MJ Allison

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Effect of the microbial additive Levucell® SC on microbial activity in the rumen during the stepwise adaptation of sheep to high concentrate diet p. 81

B. Michalet-Doreau, D. Morand and C. Martin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19970767

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Effect of the addition of Levucell® SC* on the rumen microflora of sheep during adaptation to high starch diets p. 82

F. Chaucheyras, L. Millet, B. Michalet-Doreau, G. Fonty, G. Bertin and P. Gouet

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Effect of fibrolytic enzymes in barley-based diets on performance of feedlot cattle and in vitro gas production p. 83

S. Eivemark

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Post-ruminal supplementation of exogenous polysaccharide-degrading enzymes p. 85

AN Hristov, TA McAllister, RJ Treacher and K-J Cheng

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Effects of feed additives on rumen fungi p. 86

J-S Chang and RE Calza

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Dietary and chemical manipulation of rumen fermentation p. 86

M. Baran

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Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volume 37 / No Suppl. 1 (1997)

Evolution of the Rumen Microbial Ecosystem

Microbial interactions in the rumen p. 1

Genetic and evolutionary aspects of methanogenesis p. 5

Anaerobic chytrids from herbivores p. 9

Fibre degrading enzymes, their origin and diversity p. 11

Microbial diversity in gut ecosystems p. 15

Evolutionary relationships and genetic systems of rumen eubacteria p. 21

Evolutionary relationships and the diversity of the rumen bacteria belonging to the Cytophaga-Flexibacter-Bacteroides phylum p. 27

An investigation of microbial diversity in the rumen of dairy cattle using comparative sequence analysis of closed 16S rRNA genes p. 28

Microbial community structure of the rumen as assessed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of polymerase chain-reaction amplified 16S rDNA genes p. 29

A 16S rDNA-based molecular profiling approach for studying relative changes in ruminal bacterial populations p. 30

The fate of Escherichia coli 0157 isolates under simulated rumen conditions and the use of a gfp-labelled isolate for ecological studies p. 31

Production and characteristics of bacteriocins of rumen-associated enterococci p. 32

The effect of high lipid sheep diets on fatty acids of liquid and solid associated rumen bacteria p. 33

Microbial forestomach populations of the sheep and kangaroo p. 34

Molecular approaches to the characterisation and differentiation of the anaerobic gut fungi p. 35

Grouping of anaerobic fungi isolated from the digestive tract of herbivores by PCR-RFLP analysis of ITS p. 36

Attachment to cellulose and subsequent development of of the anaerobic rumen fungus Neocallimastix frontalis strain RE1 p. 37

A common evolutionary origin for mitochondria and hydrogenosomes p. 38

Hydrogenosomes of chytridiomycete fungi: further evidence for a peroxisomal ancestry p. 39

Hsp60 and hsp70 encoding genes in anaerobic chytridiomycete fungi p. 39

Heterologous production of Neocallimastix frontalis xylanases from Escherichia coli, filamentous fungi and yeast p. 40

Esterases and the gut fungi p. 41

Screening of anaerobic gut fungi for effective plant biomass degradation using gas production p. 41

Effect of sampling site on concentration and fibrolytic activity of protozoa in bovine rumen contents p. 42

Effect of rumen protozoa on the degradation of neutral sugars from plant cell walls p. 43

Effect of addition of Isotricha spp or a mixed fauna to defaunated rumen contents on methane production measured in vitro p. 44

Effects of defaunation and subsequent refaunation on bacterial numbers in and microbial protein flow from the rumen of sheep p. 45

The contribution of individual genera in a mixed protozoal population to the breakdown of bacteria in the rumen p. 46

Molecular cloning of a chitinase gene from the rumen protozoon Entodinium caudatum p. 48

Organisation of genes involved in xylan utilisation and xylan debranching in the rumen cellulolytic bacterium Ruminococcus flavefaciens p. 49

Some genetic and biochemical aspects of Prevotella bryantii B 14 xylanases p. 50

Xylooligosaccharide utilization by the ruminal bacterium Selenomonas ruminantium p. 51

Hydrolysis and degradation of esterified phenolic acids from the maize cell wall by rumen microbial species p. 52

Gene expression of cellulase and xylanase in tobacco and cell wall digestion by domain-shuffled enzymes p. 53

Microbial growth and polysaccharidase activity against straw cell walls in response to the nature of added carbohydrates p. 54

Simultaneous metabolism of glucose and cellobiose in F. succinogenes S85 studied by in vivo 13C-NMR. Evidence of glucose 6-phosphate accumulation p. 55

Effect of sterilization by autoclaving of maize and sugarcane bagasse cell walls on chemical and biological susceptibility p. 56

Comparison of in vitro digestion of hays with horse caecal and sheep rumen fluids p. 57

Microbial metabolism of plant 4-hydroxycinnamic and hydroxyalicylic acids in vitro p. 58

Applications of biomathematics to rumen microbiology p. 59

Computer simulation of cell wall degradation using cellular automata p. 60

Turnover of microbial protein during in vitro rumen fermentations p. 61

A role for plant enzymes in the early stages of herbage protein digestion in ruminants p. 61

Factors affecting de novo synthesis of amino acids by mixed microorganisms from the sheep rumen in vitro and by pure cultures of rumen bacteria p. 62

Ammonia production by rumen microorganisms and the enumeration and isolation of bacteria capable of growth on peptides and amino acids from the sheep rumen p. 63

Influence of peptides on the growth of mixed rumen microoganisms on different carbohydrates in vitro p. 64

Peptide hydrolysis by human colonic bacteria is also a biphasic process carried out by Bacteroides-like organisms p. 65

Isolation and characterisation of peptidase and peptide permease mutants of Prevotella albensis p. 65

Characterization of a gene from Frevotella ruminicola strain B14 which complements an E. coli mutant defective in peptide transport p. 66

Alternative hydrogen sink pathways in hindgut fermentation p. 67

Characteristics of H2/CO2 metabolism in acetogenic bacteria from the human colon p. 68

Study of the adaptation of the rumen ecosystem to the antimethanogenic effect of monensin measured in vivo p. 69

Effect of minerals on methane production and protozoa numbers in continuous culture of rumen microorganisms p. 70

A phylogenetic assessment of bovine rumen methanogens during perturbation by acidosis p. 71

Intestinal ciliates and their endosymbionts from the cockroach hindgut: evolutionary aspects p. 72

Transformation of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens strains with pBH f plasmid p. 72

A novel mobile chromosomal element conferring TcR in rumen Butyrivibrio species p. 73

Restriction-modification systems in ruminal bacteria: occurrence and some evolutionary implications p. 74

Variability of endonucleolytic activity within natural population of Selenomonas ruminantium p. 75

Lack of surface receptors rather than possession of a restriction-modification system determines F4 phage resistance in Streptococcus bovis II/1 p. 76

Biotransformation of toxic substances by rumen microbial ecosystem p. 76

Survival in the face of tannins - a microbial perspective p. 77

Tannin-resistant ruminal bacteria from East African ruminants p. 78

Tannic acid-resistant Streptococcus sp. from the rumen p. 78

Characterization of 2,3 DHPdegrading activity in cell free extracts of the rumen bacterium Synergistes jonesii p. 79

Properties of a new species of rumen bacteria that appears to be important in degradation of forage nitro-toxins p. 80

Effect of the microbial additive Levucell® SC on microbial activity in the rumen during the stepwise adaptation of sheep to high concentrate diet p. 81

Effect of the addition of Levucell® SC* on the rumen microflora of sheep during adaptation to high starch diets p. 82

Effect of fibrolytic enzymes in barley-based diets on performance of feedlot cattle and in vitro gas production p. 83

Post-ruminal supplementation of exogenous polysaccharide-degrading enzymes p. 85

Effects of feed additives on rumen fungi p. 86

Dietary and chemical manipulation of rumen fermentation p. 86

Some genetic and biochemical aspects of Prevotella bryantii B₁4 xylanases p. 50

Simultaneous metabolism of glucose and cellobiose in F. succinogenes S85 studied by in vivo ¹³C-NMR. Evidence of glucose 6-phosphate accumulation p. 55

Characterization of a gene from Frevotella ruminicola strain B₁4 which complements an E. coli mutant defective in peptide transport p. 66

Characteristics of H₂/CO₂ metabolism in acetogenic bacteria from the human colon p. 68

Transformation of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens strains with pBH_f plasmid p. 72

A novel mobile chromosomal element conferring Tc^R in rumen Butyrivibrio species p. 73