Quantitative comparisons of select cultured and uncultured microbial populations in the rumen of cattle fed different diets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The number and diversity of uncultured ruminal bacterial and archaeal species revealed by 16S rRNA gene (<it>rrs</it>) sequences greatly exceeds that of cultured bacteria and archaea. However, the significance of uncultur...

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Main Authors: Kim Minseok, Yu Zhongtang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.jasbsci.com/content/3/1/28