Estimation of the proportion of bacterial nitrogen in canine feces using diaminopimelic acid as an internal bacterial marker

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1707-1712

  Karr Lilienthal, L K ^a   Grieshop, C M ^a   Spears, J K ^a   Patil, A R ^b   Czarnecki Maulden, G L ^b   Merchen, N R ^a   Fahey Jr , G C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diaminopimelic Acid; Dog; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 2642522272     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8261707x     Document Type: Article

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