A future with feather-degrading bacteria

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-351

  Burtt Jr , Edward H ^a  

^a OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FEATHER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67749104173     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04831.x     Document Type: Article

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