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Methods in Gut Microbial Ecology for Ruminants

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  1. CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, 4067, Australia

    Christopher S. McSweeney & Stuart E. Denman

  2. Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA

    Roderick I. Mackie

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    Harinder P.S. Makkar

  2. CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

    Christopher S. McSweeney

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McSweeney, C.S., Denman, S.E., Mackie, R.I. (2005). Rumen bacteria. In: Makkar, H.P., McSweeney, C.S. (eds) Methods in Gut Microbial Ecology for Ruminants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3791-0_2

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