
%0 Journal Article
%A Hoogenraad, NJ 
%A Hird, FJR 
%T Electron-Microscopic Investigation of the Flora of Sheep Alimentary Tract
%J Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
%D 1970/09/01
%V 23
%N 4
%P 793-808
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9700793
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BI9700793 
%X Digesta from different regions of the sheep alimentary tract have been examined using electron microscopy. Direct examination of digesta from the rumen has revealed the presence of a number of phages and of a large variety of bacteria differing considerably in their morphology. An atlas of electron micrographs of these bacteria has been presented. The presence of large numbers of bacterial cell walls ;n the rumen indicates that the breakdown of bacteria commences in this organ. The major sites of digestion of bacteria are in the abomasum and small intestine where there is a substantial removal and modification of bacteria. 
