Use of a novel nitrotoxin-metabolizing bacterium to reduce ruminal methane production

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-95

  Anderson, Robin C ^a,b,c   Rasmussen, Mark A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b BioScience Div of Milk S   (United States)

^c Food Animal Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic respiration; Electron sink; Methane; Nitrate; Nitropropionate; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOGAS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GAS EMISSIONS; METABOLISM; METHANE; METHANOGENS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION; ELECTRON SINK; NITROPROPIONATE; NITROTOXIN METABOLIZING BACTERIA; RUMEN; RUMINAL METHANE PRODUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

FORMIC ACID; METHANE; NITRATE; NITRITE; PROPIONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVIDS; METHANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032080145     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00184-3     Document Type: Article

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