Limits of survival of the mingled rumen bacteria in the washed cell suspension of rumen ciliate protozoa.

2002

Animal Science Journal

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Biosynthesis of arginine (Arg) from citrulline (Cit), ornithine (Orn), proline (Pro), and 5-aminovaleric acid (5AV) by mixed rumen bacteria (B), protozoa (P), and their mixture (BP) was quantitatively investigated in an in vitro system from the standpoint of protein nutrition in ruminants. Rumen microorganisms, collected from ruminally fistulated goats, were anaerobically incubated with or without 1 mmol/L each of substrates at 39°C for 12 h. Arginine and other related compounds, produced in both supernatants and acid-hydrolyzates of microorganisms in B, P, and BP suspensions, were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Arginine production from Cit in BP, when expressed with a unit of 'mmol/g microbial nitrogen', was approximately 70% and 94% higher than that in B and P, respectively, in a 12-h incubation period. In the case of Orn, the values were approximately 30% and 75%. Both rumen bacteria and protozoa could produce Cit and Orn from Pro, so it is assumed that they can produce Arg from Pro. Rumen protozoa were unable to degrade 5AV and it was the final product in the metabolism of Cit, Orn and Pro in P suspension. A trace amount of Orn and Pro produced from 5AV in B and BP suspensions indicated that the reversible reaction of 5AV formation was performed only by rumen bacteria. This is the first quantitative report on Arg biosynthesis from its precursors by rumen microorganisms.

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 88%

Biosynthesis of arginine from citrulline and related compounds by mixed ruminal bacteria, protozoa and their mixture in vitro

Sultana

Hussain-Yusuf

2002

Animal Science Journal

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“…Pellets (mostly microorganisms) were hydrolyzed with 4 M LiOH at 110°C for 20 h [11]. In order to determine the protozoal numbers, 0.5-ml portions of the microbial suspensions were collected, mixed with 4.5 ml of methylgreen-formalin-salt (MFS) solution [20], and kept at room temperature. Rumen protozoa were counted with the aid of a FuchsRosenthal hemocytometer.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Tryptophan Biosynthesis and Production of Other Related Compounds from Indole and L-Serine by Mixed Ruminal Bacteria, Protozoa, and Their Mixture In Vitro

Mohammed

Khan

1999

Current Microbiology

Tryptophan (Trp) biosynthesis and production of other related compounds from 1 mM each of indole (IND), L-serine (Ser), and IND plus Ser by mixed ruminal bacteria (B), protozoa (P), and their mixture (BP) in an in vitro system were quantitatively investigated. Ruminal microorganisms were anaerobically incubated at 39 degrees C for 12 h. Trp and other related compounds produced in both the supernatants and microbial hydrolyzates of the incubation were analyzed by HPLC. B, P, and BP suspensions were not able to produce Trp when incubated with only IND or Ser. Appreciable amounts of Trp (9.8, 3.1, and 6.6% of substrate) were produced from IND plus Ser after 12 h by B, P, and BP suspensions, respectively. Trp produced from IND + Ser in B was found only in the hydrolyzate, whereas it was found in the medium as a free form in P after a 12-h incubation period. Rumen bacteria and protozoa were separately demonstrated for the first time to produce Trp from IND plus Ser, and the ability of P to produce Trp from IND plus Ser was about one-third that of B in 12 h. Trp produced from IND plus Ser by B, P, and BP suspensions was simultaneously degraded into its related compounds, and, among them, indoleacetic acid (IAA) was a major product found in B. Production of IAA was 4.3, 0.3, and 3.2% of IND in 12 h by B, P, and BP suspensions, respectively. A small amount of skatole (SKT) (1.1 and 2.5% in B and BP, respectively) and p-cresol (CRL) (2.4 and 3.4% in B and BP, respectively) were also produced from IND plus Ser during 12-h incubation. P suspension produced no SKT or CRL from IND plus Ser in 12-h incubation. These results suggested for the first time that both rumen bacteria and protozoa have an ability to produce Trp from IND plus Ser, and the ability was higher in B than in P. The ratios of Trp produced from IND plus Ser to that from indolepyruvic acid by B, P, and BP were 1:3.4, 1:14.2, and 1:6.6 during 12-h incubation period. From these results, the degree of importance of producing Trp from IND plus Ser in the rumen was indicated.

“…When this protein fraction, adsorbed on activated charcoal, was fed to Entodinium caudatum cultures, along with heat-killed yeast and b-sitosterol-treated rice starch, growth of the protozoon was possible at very low levels of bacterial contamination. By carefully preparing bacteria-free protozoa (Coleman 1962;Onodera et al 1977) for an inoculum and using sterilized media such as is described here, axenic cultures of Entodinium caudatum may possibly be obtained.…”

Section: Growth Of E Caudatum At Low Bacterial Contamination Levelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growth Factors of Bacterial Origin for the Culture of the Rumen Oligotrich Protozoon, Entodinium caudatum

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Henderson

1980

Attempts were made to develop an artificial medium suitable for axenic culture of Entodinium caudatum. Agnotobiotic cultures of the protozoon were established as stock cultures for testing the suitability of various growth media. A cell‐free extract of mixed bacteria isolated from the rumen was shown to contain one or more growth factors for the protozoon when supplied with activated charcoal as a carrier. The medium (CYSE medium), which supported the growth of the protozoon in the presence of 50 μg/ml each of penicillin and chloramphenicol, consisted of activated charcoal (20 mg), heat‐treated yeast (Y) (80 mg), 13%β‐sitosterol‐coated rice starch (S) (120 mg), and cell‐free extract of rumen bacteria (1 ml) in 40 ml buffer solution. When culturing the protozoon, the CYSE medium was supplemented daily with 20 mg each of Y and S and half of the medium was replaced with fresh medium once every 5 d. The possible use of this method to establish an axenic culture of E. caudatum is discussed.