| actinomyces ruminicola sp. nov., isolated from cattle rumen. | two obligate anaerobic bacterial strains, b71(t) and d471, were isolated from cattle rumen. the novel strains were gram-positive and rod-shaped. the strains hydrolysed xylan and starch, fermented some mono-, di- and oligosaccharides and produced formic, acetic and lactic acids as end products from glucose. growth of the isolates was observed at 20-55 degrees celsius and ph 6.5-9.0. the dna g+c contents of strains b71(t) and d471 were 68.06 and 68.26 mol%, respectively. although the two novel str ... | 2006 | 16957097 |