Continuous Culture of Ruminal Microorganisms in Chemically Defined Medium1: I. Design of Continuous-Culture Apparatus

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An apparatus is described which has been used for successful continuous culture of the ciliates from the rumen of cattle. Automatic control of feeding rate, pH, oxidation-reduction potential, temperature, stirring rate, aeration rate, salinity, and volume of the culture is provided for, using standard commercial equipment, whenever possible. The operation of this apparatus is described.

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