Effects of mixtures of lauric and myristic acid on rumen methanogens and methanogenesis in vitro

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-39

  Soliva, C R ^a   Hindrichsen, I K ^a   Meile, L ^a   Kreuzer, M ^a   Machmuller A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

FISH technique; Medium chain fatty acids; Methane; Rumen methanogens

Indexed keywords

METHANOGENS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

FISH TECHNIQUE; IN-VITRO; LAURIC ACID; MEDIUM-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; METHANOGENESIS; MYRISTIC ACID; RUMEN FLUIDS; RUMEN METHANOGEN; SUPPRESSING EFFECTS; TEST APPARATUS;

METHANE;

LAURIC ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHANE; MYRISTIC ACID;

METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; RUMINANT;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 0038480099     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01343.x     Document Type: Article

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