ADAPTATION OF RUMEN BACTERIA TO SODIUM AND MONENSIN
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 64 (5) , 351-353
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas84-295
Abstract
Rumen bacteria were able to adapt to concentrations of Na+ > 300 mM. This is higher than that normally found in the rumen (< 200 mM Na+). In chemostat culture both Selenomonas ruminantium and Ruminococcus albus adapted to the effects of Na+ and monensin. Substrate yields slowly decreased before reaching steady state values. Key words: Monensin, Na+, growth rate, substrate yield, rumen bacteria, adaptationKeywords
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