Rumen ciliated protozoan fauna of the yak (Bos grunniens) in China with the description of Entodinium monuo n. sp.

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-182

  Guirong, ^a   Su, Na Ri ^a   Hua, Zhai Xiang ^b   Zhu, Se ^c   Imai, Soichi ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Ningcheng Grassland Station   (China)

^c Res Inst Anim Husb and Vet Sci   (China)

^d NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Ciliate composition; Classification; Hervibore; Rumen protozoa; SEM; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CHINA; PSEUDOPODIUM; RUMINANT STOMACH;

CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; NEW SPECIES;

BOS GRUNNIENS; BOS TAURUS; CILIOPHORA; ENTODINIUM; ENTODINIUM MONUO; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034085017     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2000.tb00029.x     Document Type: Article

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