Important species of bacteria present in rumen of cattle and sheep
|
Species |
Functions |
Products |
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Fibrobacter succinogens |
Cellulolytic & Amylolytic |
Formate, acetate succinate |
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Ruminococcus albus |
Cellulolytic & Xylanolytic |
Formate, acetate, succinate, ethanol, H2 and CO2 |
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Ruminococcus flavefaciens |
Cellulolytic and xylanolytic |
Formate, acetate, succinate, H2 |
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Butyrivibrio fibrisolvanes |
Cellulolytic, Xylanolytic & Proteolytic |
Formate, acetate, lactate, butyrate, ethanol, H2& CO2 |
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Clostridium lochheadil |
Cellulolytic, Proteolytic |
Formate, Acetate, futarat, ethanol H2 and CO2 |
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Streptococcus bovis |
Amylolytic, major soluble sugar fermenter Proteolytic |
Lactate, acetate, Formate |
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Ruminobacter amylophilus |
Amylolytic, Pectinolytic Proteolytic |
Formate, acetate & succinate |
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Lactobacillus spp. |
SS |
L |
|
Anaerovibrio lipolytica |
L,GU |
A,P,S |
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Eubacterium ruminantium |
SS |
F,A,B,C |
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Oxalobacter formigenes |
O |
F,C |
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Succinimonas amyloytica |
A,D |
A,S |
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Wollinella succinogens |
HU |
S,C |
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Selenomonas ruminantium |
A,SS, GU, LU, PR |
A,L,P,H, C |
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Lachnosppira multiparus |
P,PR,A |
F,A,E, L,H,C |
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Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens |
P,D |
F,A,L,S |
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Methanosarcina barkeri |
M, HU |
M |
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Methanobrevibacter ruminantium |
M, HU |
M |
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Treponema bryantii |
P, SS |
F,A,L,S,E |
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Megasphaera elsdenii |
SS, LU |
A,P,B,H,C |
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Prevotella ruminocols |
A,X,P,PR |
F,A,P,S |
Functions:
C= Cellulolytic GU= Glycerol Utilizing D= Dextrinolytics
A= Amylolytic SS= Major Soluble Sugar fermenter PR= Proteolytic
P= Pectinolytic O= Oxalate degrading M= Methanogenic
L= Lipolytic X= Xylanolytic LU= Lactate Utilizing
HU= Hydrogen Utilizing
Products:
F= Formate C= Carbon dioxide (CO2) H= Hydrogen
E= Ethanol A= Acetate M= Methane
L= Lactate P= Propionate S= Succinate
B= Butyrate