Rumen Microbiology: From Evolution to Revolution

✍ Scribed by Anil Kumar Puniya, Rameshwar Singh, Devki Nandan Kamra (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer India
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 380
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book offers an in-depth description of different groups of microbes (i.e. bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses) that exist in the rumen microbial community, and offers an overview of rumen microbiology, the rumen microbial ecosystem of domesticated ruminants, and rumen microbial diversity. It provides the latest concepts on rumen microbiology for scholars, researchers and teachers of animal and veterinary sciences. With this goal in mind, throughout the text we focus on specific areas related to the biology and complex interactions of the microbes in rumen, integrating significant key issues in each respective area. We also discuss rumen manipulation with plant secondary metabolites, microbial feed additives, utilization of organic acids, selective inhibition of harmful rumen microbes, and ‘omics’ approaches to manipulating rumen microbial functions. A section on the exploration and exploitation of rumen microbes addresses topics including the current state of knowledge on rumen metagenomics, rumen: an underutilized niche for industrially important enzymes and ruminal fermentations to produce fuels. We next turn our attention to commercial applications of rumen microbial enzymes and to the molecular characterization of euryarcheal communities within an anaerobic digester. A section on intestinal disorders and rumen microbes covers acidosis in cattle, urea/ ammonia metabolism in the rumen and nitrate/ nitrite toxicity in ruminant diets. Last, the future prospects of rumen microbiology are examined, based on the latest developments in this area. In summary, the book offers a highly systematic collection of essential content on rumen microbiology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Rumen Microbiology: An Overview....Pages 3-16
Rumen Microbial Ecosystem of Domesticated Ruminants....Pages 17-30
Domesticated Rare Animals (Yak, Mithun and Camel): Rumen Microbial Diversity....Pages 31-36
Wild Ruminants....Pages 37-45
Structure and Function of a Nonruminant Gut: A Porcine Model....Pages 47-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Rumen Bacteria....Pages 79-95
Rumen Fungi....Pages 97-112
Rumen Protozoa....Pages 113-120
Ruminal Viruses (Bacteriophages, Archaeaphages)....Pages 121-141
Rumen Methanogens....Pages 143-150
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Plant Secondary Metabolites....Pages 153-159
Microbial Feed Additives....Pages 161-175
Utilization of Organic Acids to Manipulate Ruminal Fermentation and Improve Ruminant Productivity....Pages 177-197
Selective Inhibition of Harmful Rumen Microbes....Pages 199-211
‘Omics’ Approaches to Understand and Manipulate Rumen Microbial Function....Pages 213-220
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Rumen Metagenomics....Pages 223-245
Rumen: An Underutilised Niche for Industrially Important Enzymes....Pages 247-263
Ruminal Fermentations to Produce Liquid and Gaseous Fuels....Pages 265-280
Commercial Application of Rumen Microbial Enzymes....Pages 281-291
Molecular Characterisation of Euryarchaeotal Community Within an Anaerobic Digester....Pages 293-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Acidosis in Cattle....Pages 315-327
Urea/Ammonia Metabolism in the Rumen and Toxicity in Ruminants....Pages 329-341
Nitrate/Nitrite Toxicity and Possibilities of Their Use in Ruminant Diet....Pages 343-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Revolution in Rumen Microbiology....Pages 357-379

✦ Subjects

Microbial Ecology; Bacteriology; Biodiversity; Eukaryotic Microbiology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics