The digestive tracts of ruminants contain:

Salt loving bacteria

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Heat loving bacteria

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Methanobacteria

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Mycoplasma

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Solution

The correct option is C Methanobacteria
Some microbes like methanobacteria live a symbiotic relationship with ruminants and are found in their rumen.
These methanobacteria help the ruminants in the digestion of cellulose and hemicellulose in food.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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