Degradation of fructans by epiphytic and inoculant lactic acid bacteria during ensilage of grass

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-312

  Winters, A L ^a   Merry, R J ^a   Muller M ^b   Davies, D R ^a   Pahlow, G ^c   Muller T ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; ISOMERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); STRAIN;

BACTERIA NUMBER; FRUCTAN DEGRADATION; FRUCTANS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTIC ACID FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION; MICRO-ORGANISMS;

LACTIC ACID;

FRUCTAN; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; GRASS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031882655     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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