Degradation of lucerne stem cell walls by five rumen bacterial species

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-28

  Jung, H G ^a   Engels, F M ^b   Weimer, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro; Medicago sativa; Tissues

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM;

BUTYRIVIBRIO FIBRISOLVENS; FIBROBACTER SUCCINOGENES; LACHNOSPIRA MULTIPARA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RUMINOCOCCUS ALBUS;

EID: 84876504674     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(04)80027-7     Document Type: Article

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