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The Lactic Microflora of Fowl

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The Lactic Acid Bacteria Volume 1

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Most of the literature on fowl lactic acid bacteria is concerned with isolates obtained from the lower part of the alimentary tract and from the crop (Barnes, 1979). The presence of lactobacilli in other intestinal areas has not been so thoroughly investigated.

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Sarra, P.G., Morelli, L., Bottazzi, V. (1992). The Lactic Microflora of Fowl. In: Wood, B.J.B. (eds) The Lactic Acid Bacteria Volume 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3522-5_1

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