Survival of anaerobic fungus Caecomyces sp. in various preservation methods: A comparative study

Mycoscience

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 427-432

  Nagpal, Ravinder ^a   Puniya, Anil Kumar ^a   Sehgal, Jatinder Paul ^a   Singh, Kishan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fungi; Cryopreservation; Fiber degradation; Microbial survival; Rumen microflora

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869769686     PISSN: 13403540     EISSN: 16182545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10267-012-0187-y     Document Type: Article

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