Application of recent DNA/RNA-based techniques in rumen ecology

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-294

  McSweeney, C S ^a   Denman, S E ^a   Wright, A D G ^a   Yu, Z ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Functional analysis; Microbial; Molecular; Ribosomal; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33847149682     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.283     Document Type: Article

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