Morphological and molecular characterization of polycentric rumen fungi belonging to the genus Orpinomyces isolated from Indian cattle and buffaloes

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 581-594

  Sridhar, M ^a   Kumar, D ^a   Anandan, S ^a   Prasad, C S ^a   Sampath, K T ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungi; Characterization; Fiber digestion; Hydrolytic enzymes; Phylogenetic diversity; Ribosomal DNA; Sequences

Indexed keywords

BOS; BUBALUS; FUNGI; NEOCALLIMASTIX; ORPINOMYCES; ORPINOMYCES JOYONII; PIROMYCES;

EID: 79955667200     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2010.581.594     Document Type: Article

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