Anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota) inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of
mammalian herbivores, where they play an important role in the degradation of plant …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

The systematic exploration of microbial ecosystem of the rumen was commenced by the
father of rumen microbiology, Robert Hungate, in 1950s. His contributions toward the …

This book presents a series of chapters on the current knowledge with an emphasis on the
interactions of host animal with the microbes in the rumen. The whole content is divided into …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

Two cultures of anaerobic fungi were isolated from the forestomach of an Indian camel
(Camelus dromedarius). Phylogenetic analysis using both the internal transcribed spacer …

Background Large amounts of fibre-rich organic waste material from public green and
private gardens have to be treated environmentally friendly; however, this fibre-rich biomass …

The phylum Neocallimastigomycota contains eight genera (about 20 species) of strictly
anaerobic fungi. The evolutionary relationships of these genera are uncertain due to …

Ruminal microbiota co-inoculated with methanogenic sludge were applied in a 2 L
anaerobic system. The experiment lasted 48 days in three stages with different substrate …

Anaerobic fungi, though low in abundance in rumen, play an important role in the
degradation of forage for herbivores. When only anaerobic fungi exist in the fermentation …