Use of lectins for a comparative study of cell wall composition of different anaerobic rumen fungal strains.

The technique based on fluorescein-linked lectins used to determined the cell wall structure of anaerobic rumen fungi belonging to genera: Neocallimastix, Piromonas and Sphaeromonas, appears to be an interesting tool for distinguishing between stains. Futhermore this technique shows differences of cell wall composition between different parts of the thallus (spores, sporangia, rhizoïds).