Isolation of a virulent bacteriophage from a Propionibacterium species in the sheep rumen

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-123

  Cheong, J P E ^a   Brooker, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; PARTICLE; PROPIONIC ACID; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RUMINANT STOMACH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRULENCE;

PROPIONIBACTERIUM;

EID: 0033987487     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR99069     Document Type: Article

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