Today’s microbe includes species of the genus Lactobacillus. Lactobacillus species…
Rumen Microbe – Lactobacillus spp.
Rumen Microbes – Fibrobacter succinogenes
Fibrobacter succinogenes is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium found in the rumen…
Rumen Microbes – Streptococcus bovis
The Streptococcus bovis bacterium is the rumen microorganism believed to be chiefly responsible…
Rumen Microbes – Megasphaera elsdenii
Megasphaera elsdenii are anaerobic, Gram-negative, and coccus (spherical shaped)…
Rumen Microbes – Desulfovibrio desulfuricans
The use of by-products from the ethanol industry for livestock feeding has provided a more readily available feed source. However…
Rumen Microbes – A look back at 2017
To honor our first year at rumenmicrobes.utk.edu and all the microbes featured, we’ve developed…
Rumen Microbes – Dasytricha ruminantium
This featured ruminal microbe is Dasytricha ruminantium…
Rumen Microbes – Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis are among many bacteria found in the rumen of reindeer. Reindeer are…
Rumen Microbes – Methanobrevibacter ruminantium
This highlighted microbe features a methane-producing species of archaea, Methanobrevibacter ruminantium. Mbb. ruminantium was the first methanogenic archaeal species to have its genome fully sequenced and has been studied extensively…
Rumen Microbes – Neocallimastix frontalis
This highlighted microbe features our first anaerobic genus of fungi, Neocallimastix frontalis. ..