Quantitative determination of methanogenic bacteria in the feces of different mammals.

Autor: Sorlini, Claudia, Brusa, Tullio, Ranalli, Giancarlo, Ferrari, Annamaria
Zdroj: Current Microbiology; Jan1988, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p33-36, 4p
Abstrakt: In this research on fresh human, cattle, swine, and rabbit feces, methanogenic bacteria were found in all samples examined, at the following concentrations per gram dry weight: swine, 10; human, 10; cattle, 10; and rabbit, 10. Anaerobic heterotrophic bacteria were found in the following concentrations per gram dry weight: human, 10; swine, 10; cattle, 10; and rabbit, 10. The total number of O-intolerant was higher than that of O-tolerant bacteria: about 10-100 times for methanogenic and 100-1000 times for anaerobic heterotrophic bacteria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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