Anaerobic ureolytic bacteria from caecal content and soft faeces of rabbit

摘要

Forty strains of ureolytic bacteria were isolated from the caecal content and soft faeces of seven rabbits by the anaerobic roll tube method and were characterized. The isolates were identified withClostridium coccoides, Cl. innocuum, Peptostreptococcus productus, P. micros, Peptococcus magnus, Fusobacterium russiiandFusobacteriumsp. Urease activity of representative strains of the various species was also determined. The study indicated that strongly‐ureolytic anaerobic bacteria are present in the caecum of the rabbi