Nitrogen content, amino acid composition and digestibility of fungi from a nutritional perspective in animal mycophagy

Fungal Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 590-602

  Wallis, Ian R ^a   Claridge, Andrew W ^b,c   Trappe, James M ^d,e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epigeous fungi; Fibre; Foregut fermentation; Hypogeous fungi; Mammals; Marsupials; Proteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NITROGEN;

AMINO ACID; ANIMAL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FUNGUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MYCOPHAGY; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIGESTION; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIGESTION; FUNGI; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 84860426890     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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