Methanogen Colonisation Does Not Significantly Alter Acetogen Diversity in Lambs Isolated 17 h After Birth and Raised Aseptically

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 628-640

  Gagen, Emma J ^a,b,d   Mosoni, Pascale ^c   Denman, Stuart E ^a   Al Jassim, Rafat ^b   McSweeney, Christopher S ^a   Forano, Evelyne ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; CLOSTRIDIACEAE; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER SP.; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84866740401     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0024-z     Document Type: Article

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