Piromyces polycephalus (Neocallimastigaceae), a new rumen fungus

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 409-414

  Chen, Yo Chia ^a   Hseu, Ruey Shyang ^a   Chien, Chiu Yuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic rumen fungus; Multisporangiate sporangia; Neocallimastigaceae

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; FUNGI; PIROMYCES; PIROMYCES COMMUNIS; PIROMYCES POLYCEPHALUS;

EID: 0036438353     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2002/0075-0409     Document Type: Article

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