The Rumen Ecosystem : As a Fountain Source of Nobel Enzymes - Review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 988-1001

  Lee, S S ^a   Shin, K J ^a   Kim, W Y ^a   Ha, J K ^a,b   Han, In K ^a,b  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate Utilization; Enzymes; Plant Cells; Review; Rumen Microbes

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIX; NEOCALLIMASTIX PATRICIARUM; PIROMYCES; PIROMYCES COMMUNIS; PROTOZOA; VIRUSES (INFECTIVE AGENTS);

EID: 0346333260     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.988     Document Type: Review

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