Chemical characterization and in vitro fermentation of Brassica straw treated with the aerobic fungus, Trametes versicolor

• Published in: Canadian journal of animal science Vol. 91; no. 4; pp. 695 - 702
• Main Authors: Ramirez-Bribiesca, J.E, Wang, Y, Jin, L, Canam, T, Town, J.R, Tsang, A, Dumonceaux, T.J, McAllister, T.A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Brassica napus; carbohydrate metabolism; Coriolus versicolor; ergosterol; fermentation; fungi; galactose; glucose; lignin; mannose; microbial biomass; mutants; neutral detergent fiber; rumen; rumen microorganisms; secondary productivity; sodium hydroxide; straw; volatile fatty acids

Brassica napus straw (BNS) was either not treated or was treated with two strains of Trametes versicolor; 52J (wild type) or m4D (a cellobiose dehydrogenase-deficient mutant) with four treatments: (i) untreated control (C-BNS), (ii) 52J (B-52J), (iii) m4D (B-m4D) or (iv) m4D+glucose (B-m4Dg). Glucos...