title: Metabolism and some characteristics of lactobacilli isolated from the rumen of young calves.
abstract: Fourteen strains of lactobacilli isolated from the rumen of young calves were studied to determine their biochemical characteristics, growth parameters, metabolism on lactose and sensitivity to 28 antimicrobial agents. Thirteen homofermentative strains belonged to Lactobacillus acidophilus and one heterofermentative strain resembled Lact. fermentum. The relevance of rumen lactobacilli to the nutrition of calves is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marounek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jehlickova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kmet
mesh_terms: D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002417:Cattle; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D007785:Lactose / Q000378:metabolism; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007785:Lactose