Browsing Undergraduate Research Symposium by Author "Elshahed, Mostafa S."

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    • Culturing novel anaerobic gut fungi from marsupials 

      Chandler, Emily E.; Pratt, Carrie J.; Youssef, Noha H. (Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-19)
      Anaerobic gut fungi (AGF) from the phylum Neocallimastigomycota are an essential part of the microbiome in herbivores. These fungi aid in digestion in ruminants, pseudoruminants, and nonruminants alike, where they adhere ...

    • Towards culturing anaerobic gut fungi from an avian herbivore 

      Goodwin, Kale; Pratt, Carrie J. (Oklahoma State University, 2022-04-19)
      Anaerobic gut fungi (AGF, phylum Neocallimastigomycota) are an understudied group of microorganisms that reside in the digestive tracts of herbivorous mammals and aid in plant biomass degradation. This degradation is ...