Comparison of three techniques for the total count of anaerobes from intestinal contents of pigs.
For the total count of anaerobes from cecal and colon contents of pigs, the roll-tube method of Hungate, the anaerobic ringed-plate technique of Van der Heyde, and incubation of petri dishes in anaerobic jars were compared.
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology*; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D013552:Swine