Journal of Microbiology

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NOTE] Anaerobic Cellulolytic Rumen Fungal Populations in Goats Fed with and without Leucaena leucocephala Hybrid, as Determined by Real-Time PCR: Ching Mun Kok , Chin Chin Sieo , Hui Yin Tan , Wan Zuhainis Saad , Juan Boo Liang , Yin Wan Ho; J. Microbiol. 2013;51(5):700-703. Published online October 31, 2013; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-013-2540-z

Abstract: The effect of Leucaena leucocephala hybrid-Bahru (LLB), which contains a high concentration of condensed tannins, on cellulolytic rumen fungal population in goats was investigated using real-time PCR. The fungal population in goats fed LLB was inhibited during the first 10 days of feeding, but after 15 days of feeding, there was a tremendous increase of fungal population (157.0 μg/ml), which was about fourfold more than that in control goats (39.7 μg/ml). However, after this period, the fungal population decreased continuously, and at 30 days of feeding, the fungal population (50.6 μg/ml) was not significantly different from that in control goats (55.4 μg/ml).

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