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Megasphaera elsdenii

Known as: Organism LC, Peptostreptococcus elsdenii, rumen organism LC 
A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, indole negative, produces acid from… Expand
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
In Situ Biphasic Extractive Fermentation for Hexanoic Acid Production from Sucrose by Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 702410
Hexanoic acid production by a bacterium using sucrose as an economic carbon source was studied under conditions in which hexanoic… Expand
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Review: The use of direct fed microbials to mitigate pathogens and enhance production in cattle
McAllister, T. A., Beauchemin, K. A., Alazzeh, A. Y., Baah, J., Teather, R. M. and Stanford, K. 2011. Review: The use of direct… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Enumeration of Megasphaera elsdenii in rumen contents by real‐time Taq nuclease assay
Aims: To develop a real‐time Taq nuclease assay (TNA) to enable the in vivo enumeration of Megasphaera elsdenii. 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effects of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture on ruminal bacteria that utilize lactate and digest cellulose.
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) culture on lactate utilization and… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Substrate Preference in a Strain of Megasphaera elsdenii, a Ruminal Bacterium, and Its Implications in Propionate Production and Growth Competition.
The NIAH 1102 strain of Megasphaera elsdenii utilized lactate in preference to glucose when the two substrates were present. Even… Expand
Review
1990
Review
1990
The structure and mechanism of iron-hydrogenases.
  • M. Adams
  • Biochimica et biophysica acta
  • 1990
    • Corpus ID: 24569879
Hydrogenases devoid of nickel and containing only Fe-S clusters have been found so far only in some strictly anaerobic bacteria… Expand
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Purification and properties of hydrogenase from Megasphaera elsdenii.
A hydrogenase has been purified to homogeneity from the soluble fraction of the rumen bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii, the overall… Expand
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Identification and properties of new flavins in electron-transferring flavoprotein from Peptostreptococcus elsdenii and pig-liver glycolate oxidase.
1 New flavins have been isolated from purified preparations of an electron-transferring flavoprotein (ETF) from… Expand
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Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Purification and characterization of flavodoxin from Peptostreptococcus elsdenii.
Abstract Flavodoxin has been crystallized from Peptostreptococcus elsdenii grown at low iron concentrations. The properties of… Expand
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Bacterial changes in the rumen during the onset of feed-lot bloat of cattle and characteristics of Peptostreptococcus elsdenii n. sp.
Slime production by microorganisms in the rumen of cattle and sheep has been advanced as a possible factor in feed-lot bloat by… Expand
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