Plant Cell-Wall Degradation and Glycanase Activity of the Rumen Anaerobic Fungus Neocallimastix frontalis MCH3 Grown on Various Forages

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 752-757

  Fujino, Y ^a,b   Ushida, K ^b  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic Rumen Fungi; Cellulase; Fiber Degradation; Xylanase

Indexed keywords

ELATIOR; FESTUCA; FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIX; NEOCALLIMASTIX FRONTALIS; ORYZA SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 0033469889     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.752     Document Type: Article

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