• Probiotic dosing of ruminococcus flavefaciens affects rumen microbiome structure and function in reindeer 

      Præsteng, Kirsti; Pope, Phillip B.; Cann, Isaac K. O.; Mackie, Roderick I.; Mathiesen, Svein Dish; Folkow, Lars P.; Eijsink, Vincent G. H.; Sundset, Monica Alterskjær (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-20)
      Highly cellulolytic bacterial species such as <i>Ruminococcus flavefaciens</i> are regarded essential for the microbial breakdown of cellulose in the rumen. We have investigated the effect of ruminal dosing of <i>R. flavefaciens</i> strain 8/94-32 during realimentation of starved reindeer (males, n = 3). Microbiome function measured as in situ digestion of cellulose and food pellets (percent DMD; ...