Relative diversity and community structure analysis of rumen protozoa according to T-RFLP and microscopic methods

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Tymensen, Lisa ^a   Barkley, Cindy ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

18S rRNA gene; Rumen protozoa; T RFLP

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GRAIN; HAY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; ISOTRICHA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTISTAN COMMUNITY; PROTOZOON; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RUMEN MICROORGANISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILAGE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; CILIOPHORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RUMEN;

BOS; ENTODINIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 83955163730     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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