Cut-Lengths of Perennial Ryegrass Leaf-Blades Influences In Vitro Fermentation by the Anaerobic Fungus Neocallimastix frontalis.

ABSTRACT: Anaerobic fungi in the gut of domesticated and wild mammalian herbivores play a key role in the host's ability to utilize plant biomass. Due to their highly effective ability to enzymatically degrade lignocellulose, anaerobic fungi are biotechnologically interesting. Numerous factors have been shown to affect the ability of anaerobic fungi to break down plant biomass. However, methods to reduce the non-productive lag time in batch cultures and the effect of leaf-blade cut-length and condition on the fungal fermentation are not known. Therefore, experimentation using a novel gas production approach with pre-grown, axenic cultures of Neocallimastix frontalis was performed using both fresh and air-dried perennial ryegrass leaf-blades of different cut-lengths. The methodology adopted removed t

SUBMITTER: Jimenez HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696013 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature