A putative new order of methanogenic Archaea inhabiting the human gut, as revealed by molecular analyses of the mcrA gene

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 159, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 516-521

  Mihajlovski, Agnès ^a   Alric, Monique ^a   Brugère, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Gut Microbiota; Human intestinal microflora; Methanogens; Methyl coenzyme M reductase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRANCHIAL ARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; MCRA GENE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; METHANE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIALES; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE; OTUS;

EID: 52349091138     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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