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Foregut Fermentation

Foregut Fermentation is a digestive physiological process in which microbial breakdown of plant material occurs in the anterior portion of the gastrointestinal tract, specifically the rumen or analogous chamber, enabling the host to extract volatile fatty acids and microbial protein prior to enzymatic digestion in the small intestine.

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195

Authors

115

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Variants

Pregastric Fermentation

Parents

Publications

60

Comparison of fermentation reactions in different regions of the human colon

G.T. Macfarlane, Glenn R. Gibson, John H. Cummings · Journal of Applied Bacteriology · 1992 · 653 citations

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Adaptive evolution in the stomach lysozymes of foregut fermenters

Caro-Beth Stewart, James W. Schilling, Allan C. Wilson · Nature · 1987 · 380 citations

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Comparison of fermentation reactions in different regions of the human colon

G.T. Macfarlane, Glenn R. Gibson, John H. Cummings · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 1992 · 274 citations

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Mutualistic Fermentative Digestion in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Diversity and Evolution

R. I. Mackie · Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2002 · 265 citations

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Evolutionary adaptations of ruminants and their potential relevance for modern production systems

Ian D. Hume, Jürgen Hummel · animal · 2010 · 210 citations · Full text

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Authors

195

  1. IM
    Ikki Matsuda

    Kyoto University, Japan

    5 publications · 262 citations

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  2. SO
    Sylvia Ortmann

    Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany

    4 publications · 216 citations

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  3. AS
    Angela Schwarm

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    4 publications · 216 citations

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  4. JC
    John Chih Mun Sha

    Mandai Wildlife Group

    3 publications · 122 citations

    3

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  5. AT
    Augustine Tuuga

    Sabah Wildlife Department, Malaysia

    3 publications · 160 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

115

  1. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    601 citations

  2. Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research

    Berlin, Germany

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    460 citations

  3. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    472 citations

  4. Universiti of Malaysia Sabah

    Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    212 citations

  5. Wildlife Conservation Society

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    227 citations

  6. Mandai Wildlife Group

    Singapore, Singapore

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    212 citations

  7. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    340 citations

  8. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    203 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Zoology

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

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  2. Nature

    2 publications · 404 citations

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  3. Journal of Comparative Physiology B

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

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  4. British Journal Of Nutrition

    BJN · 2 publications · 37 citations

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  5. Ecology

    2 publications · 157 citations

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