Effects of LCFA on the Gas Production, Cellulose Digestion and Cellulase Activities by the Rumen Anaerobic Fungus, Neocallimastix frontalis RE1

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1110-1117

  Lee, S S ^a   Ha, J K ^a,b   Cheng, K J ^a,c  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fungal Cellulolysis; Gas Production; LCFA; Linoleic Acid; Linolenic Acid; Oleic Acid; Rumen Fungus; Stearic Acid

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIX FRONTALIS;

EID: 0035645796     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2001.1110     Document Type: Article

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