The Rumen Microbial Ecosystem /

This book is about anaerobic microbes that inhabit the gut of ruminants. Similar microbes are found in many other ecosystems, including other animals and man and engineered systems such as waste digesters and landfill. This book is therefore a comprehensive reference work concerned with microbes whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hobson, P. N.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Stewart, C. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1997.
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Summary:This book is about anaerobic microbes that inhabit the gut of ruminants. Similar microbes are found in many other ecosystems, including other animals and man and engineered systems such as waste digesters and landfill. This book is therefore a comprehensive reference work concerned with microbes which are of fundamental importance. They are the focal points for future developments in agriculture, industrial fermenatations, the monitoring and control of environmental pollution and the health and well-being of man.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (748 pages)
ISBN:9789400914537 (electronic bk.)
9400914539 (electronic bk.)