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. 1994 Apr;60(4):1374–1378. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.4.1374-1378.1994

Effects of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) Condensed Tannins on Growth and Proteolysis by Four Strains of Ruminal Bacteria †

G A Jones 1,*, T A McAllister 1, A D Muir 2, K-J Cheng 1
PMCID: PMC201486  PMID: 16349244

Abstract

Sainfoin leaf condensed tannins inhibited growth and protease activity in Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens A38 and Streptococcus bovis 45S1 but had little effect on Prevotella ruminicola B14 or Ruminobacter amylophilus WP225. Tannins bound to cell coat polymers in all strains. Morphological changes in B. fibrisolvens and S. bovis implicated the cell wall as a target of tannin toxicity.

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