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The effects of differing concentrations of CO2 and O2 on the fermentative metabolism of the rumen fungi Neocallimastix patriciarum and Neocallimastix frontalis L2

Rees, Elizabeth MR, Lloyd, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0571 and Williams, Alan G 1998. The effects of differing concentrations of CO2 and O2 on the fermentative metabolism of the rumen fungi Neocallimastix patriciarum and Neocallimastix frontalis L2. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 44 (9) , 819--824. 10.1139/w98-080

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Abstract

The effects of decreasing the concentration of CO2 and introducing up to 10% O2 into the headspace gases on the fermentative metabolism of the rumen fungi Neocallimastix patriciarum and Neocallimastix frontalis L2 were investigated. The relative proportion of metabolites produced by both fungidepended on the concentration of CO2 in the headspace. Under lowered CO2 levels, both fungi produced increased acetate, lactate, and H2, whereas the production of ethanol, formate, and (in the case of N. frontalis L2) succinate decreased. Lowered CO2 concentrations also decreased the rate of glucose utilization and cumulative gas production by both fungal isolates. In addition, decreased CO2 levels resulted in decreases in NAD(P)H ferredoxin oxidoreductase and hydrogenase activities, whereas malate dehydrogenase and pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase activities were increased. Both N. patriciarum and N. frontalis L2 required at least 7% CO2 in the gas phase for growth. Both isolates also showed a degree of aerotolerance as they grew when exposed to 5% O2; they also grew in media lacking a reducing agent, providing that O2 was initially <1% of the total headspace concentration.Key words: rumen fungi, Neocallimastix, metabolism, carbon dioxide, oxygen.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Publisher: NRC Research Press (Canadian Science Publishing)
ISSN: 0008-4166
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022 08:40
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128012

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