Potential of galvanotaxis to separation and cleaning of rumen ciliates

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-68

  Kišidayová, Svetlana ^a   Váradyová, Zora ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Electromigration; Entodinium caudatum; Galvanotaxis; In vitro culture; Rumen ciliate protozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DASYTRICHA; DASYTRICHA RUMINANTIUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ENTODINIUM CUADATUM; EQUIPMENT; ISOTRICHA; ISOTRICHA INTESTINALIS; ISOTRICHA PROSTOMA; LIQUID; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; CILIOPHORA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; RUMEN; SHEEP;

CILIOPHORA; DASYTRICHA; DASYTRICHA RUMINANTIUM; ENTODINIUM CAUDATUM; ISOTRICHA; ISOTRICHA INTESTINALIS; ISOTRICHA PROSTOMA; PROSTOMA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1542375211     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.11.021     Document Type: Article

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