Detection of methanogenic archaea associated with rumen ciliate protozoa

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 305-308

  Chagan, Irbis ^a   Tokura, Mitsunori ^a   Jouany, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Ushida, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Methanogens; Phylogeny; Rumen ciliates; SSU rDNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTOZOON; RUMEN MICROORGANISM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; METHANOBACTERIALES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033500548     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.45.305     Document Type: Article

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