Effect of short-chain fatty acids on growth of the ruminal bacterium Streptococcus bovis

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 393-400

  Paggi, Roberto A ^a   Fay, José P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c Univ Nacional de Mar del Plata ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH REGULATION; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 0030460319     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.42.393     Document Type: Article

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