Preliminary study on the effect of exposure to low temperature on the viability of both mixed and monocultures of rumen protozoa

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-230

  De La Fuente, Gabriel ^a   Pérez Quintana, Manuel ^b   Cebrián, José Alvaro ^a   Fondevila, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MATANZAS   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Diploplastron (Metadinium) affine; Entodinium caudatum; Low temperatures; Rumen protozoa; Viability

Indexed keywords

ENTODINIUM; ENTODINIUM CAUDATUM; ISOTRICHIDAE; METADINIUM; OPHRYOSCOLEX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33748341728     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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