African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Role of lignocellulolytic thermophilic fungus Thermoascus aurantiacus MTCC 375 in paddy straw digestibility and its implication in biogas production

Urmila Gupta Phutela
  • Urmila Gupta Phutela
  • School of Energy Studies for Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab, India
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Rouf Ahmad Dar*
  • Rouf Ahmad Dar*
  • Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana- 141004, Punjab, India
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  •  Received: 09 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 14 April 2014
  •  Published: 23 April 2014

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