Identity and interactions of rumen microbes associated with dietary sulfate-induced polioencephalomalacia in cattle.

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To study their role in sulfate reduction, anaerobic bacteria were cultured from rumen fluid samples of cattle fed high-carbohydrate, short-fiber diets with and without added sulfate. The steers fed the diet with added sulfate developed polioencephalomalacia. Microbiological methods included colony type profiles, molybdate sensitivity, presence of desulfoviridin, sulfate reduction rates of pure and mixed cultures,...

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