Comparison of the production rates of bacteria in the rumen estimated by using labelled live and formaldehyde treated mixed bacterial cells.
The bacteria production rates in the rumen have been estimated by injecting 14C- and 35S-labelled mixed rumen bacteria, either live or killed by treatment with formaldehyde, into the rumen and applying isotope dilution technique. The rate of bacteria production when estimated by using either live- or dead-(protected-)labelled bacterial cells were comparable.
D000818:Animals; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002455:Cell Division; D005557:Formaldehyde; D007553:Isotope Labeling / Q000379:methods; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D013462:Sulfur Radioisotopes; D005557:Formaldehyde