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Anaerobic fungi in the digestive tract of mammalian herbivores and their potential for exploitation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Michael K. Theodorou ,
Georgina Mennim ,
David R. Davies ,
Wei-Yun Zhu ,
Anthony P. J. Trinci  and
Jayne L. Brookman
Michael K. Theodorou
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
Georgina Mennim
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, ManchesterM13 9PT
David R. Davies
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
Wei-Yun Zhu
Affiliation:
Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3EB
Anthony P. J. Trinci
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, ManchesterM13 9PT
Jayne L. Brookman
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Stopford Building, ManchesterM13 9PT
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‘The nutritional consequences of complex carbohydrates’ Symposium 2
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , November 1996 , pp. 913 - 926
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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