Initial survey of acetylene reduction and selected microorganisms in the feces of 19 species of mammals
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, as demonstrated by the acetylene reduction method; yeasts, and actinomycetes were found in feces of mammals collected from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, to the North Carolina-Tennessee border. The mammals, representing four orders and 19 species, occupy a wide variety of hab...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
1986
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Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol46/iss4/7 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/gbn/article/3379/viewcontent/27462.pdf |
Summary: | Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, as demonstrated by the acetylene reduction method; yeasts, and actinomycetes were found in feces of mammals collected from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, to the North Carolina-Tennessee border. The mammals, representing four orders and 19 species, occupy a wide variety of habitats and may play an important role in dispersing microorganisms vital to the ecosystem. |
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