Factors affecting rumen methanogens and methane mitigation strategies

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1557-1566

  Kumar, Sanjay ^a   Puniya, Anil Kumar ^a   Puniya, Monica ^a   Dagar, Sumit Singh ^a   Sirohi, Sunil Kumar ^a   Singh, Kishan ^a   Griffith, Gareth Wyn ^b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methane; Methanogens; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENS; BACTERIOCINS; ENTERIC FERMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FEED SUPPLEMENT; IN-VITRO; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANE MITIGATION; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; MICROBIAL GROUPS; MITIGATION STRATEGY; NEGATIVE IMPACTS;

BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; METHANOGENS;

METHANE;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 71349086619     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0041-3     Document Type: Article

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