Gastrointestinal Microbiology
Author | : Bryan A. White |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 676 |
Release | : 1997-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 1461541123 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781461541127 |
Rating | : 4/5 (127 Downloads) |
Download or read book Gastrointestinal Microbiology written by Bryan A. White and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-31 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extremely diverse and complicated bacterial and protozoan populations inhabit the rumen and intestinal tract of animals, and there is a delicate balance among the individual populations within this complex microbial community. This authoritative edited volume, the first in a two-volume set, reviews the gut environment and the fermentations taking place in animal digestive tracts. It is an essential source of reference for microbial ecologists and physiologists, medical microbiologists and gastroenterologists, biochemists, nutritionists, veterinarians and animal scientists, and wildlife ecologists.