The survival of anaerobic fungi in cattle faeces

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 293-300

  McGranaghan, P ^a   Davies, J C ^b   Griffith, G W ^b   Davies, D R ^a   Theodorou, M K ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coprophilous; Faeces; Most probable numbers enumeration; Rumen fungus; Survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECES; FUNGUS; SURVIVAL;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DESICCATION; FECES; FUNGUS GROWTH; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033045191     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(99)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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