Comparison of metabolic activities between Piromyces citronii, an equine fungal species, and Piromyces communis, a ruminai species

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 161-168

  Julliand, Véronique ^a   Riondet, Christophe ^a   De Vaux, Albane ^a   Alcaraz, Gérard ^b   Fonty, Gérard ^c  

^a Lab Associe Rech Zootechniques I   (France)

^b Lab de Biochim Veg   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungi; Caecum; Cellulose breakdown; Equine; Piromyces; Rumen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013020639     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(97)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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