Chemoattraction of anaerobic ruminal fungi zoospores to selected phenolic acids

Microbiological Research

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-262

  Wubah, Daniel A ^a   Kim, David S H ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anaerobic fungi; Anaeromyces; chemotaxis; Neocallimastix; Orpinomyces; phenolic acids; Piromyces; rumen fungi; zoopores

Indexed keywords

ANAEROMYCES; FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIX; ORPINOMYCES; PIROMYCES;

EID: 0030221941     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(96)80022-X     Document Type: Article

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