Adherence of ruminal Streptococcus bovis and Lactobacillus strains to primary and secondary cultures of rumen epithelium.
Six strains of rumen Lactobacillus and four Streptococcus bovis strains isolated from rumen wall and fluid samples were examined for the adherence to cells of primary and secondary cultures of ruminal epithelium (REC) prepared from sheep and calf. S. bovis adhered to the keratinized REC. Ruminal lactobacilli did not adhere. The presence of rumen lactobacilli in mixture had no influence on the adherence of S. bovis strains. No difference was observed in the adherence of tested bacteria to epithelial cells of primary or secondary cultures, but adhesion was only detected on keratinized cells.
Department of Microbiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice.
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D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002417:Cattle; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D013045:Species Specificity; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000502:physiology*