Diversity of anaerobic fungal populations in cattle revealed by selective enrichment culture using different carbon sources

Fungal Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-97

  Griffith, G W ^a   Ozkose, E ^a   Theodorou, M K ^a   Davies, D R ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Most probable number MPN technique; Neocallimastigales; Niche competition; Paradox of the plankton; Rumen fungi

Indexed keywords

ANAEROMYCES; ANIMALIA; BOS; CAECOMYCES; CYLLAMYCES; FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIGALES; NEOCALLIMASTIX; ORPINOMYCES; PIROMYCES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 61849168971     PISSN: 17545048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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