Anaerobic Cellulolytic Rumen Fungal Populations in Goats Fed with and without Leucaena leucocephala Hybrid, as Determined by Real-Time PCR

作者：Kok Ching Mun; Sieo Chin Chin; Tan Hui Yin; Saad Wan Zuhainis; Liang Juan Boo; Ho Yin Wan^*

来源：Journal of Microbiology, 2013, 51(5): 700-703.

DOI：10.1007/s12275-013-2540-z

• Leucaena
• condensed tannins
• rumen fungal population
• real-time PCR

The effect of Leucaena leucocephala hybrid-Bahru (LLB), which contains a high concentration of condensed tannins, on cellulolytic rumen fungal population in goats was investigated using real-time PCR. The fungal population in goats fed LLB was inhibited during the first 10 days of feeding, but after 15 days of feeding, there was a tremendous increase of fungal population (157.0 mu g/ml), which was about fourfold more than that in control goats (39.7 mu g/ml). However, after this period, the fungal population decreased continuously, and at 30 days of feeding, the fungal population (50.6 mu g/ml) was not significantly different from that in control goats (55.4 mu g/ml).

• 出版日期2013-10