Methyl coenzyme M reductase (mcrA) gene based phylogenetic analysis of methanogens population in Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 558-561

  Chaudhary, Prem Prashant ^a,c   Sirohi, Sunil Kumar ^a   Singh, Dheer ^b   Saxena, Jyoti ^c  

^a Animal Biotechnology Centre   (India)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

mcr A gene; methanogens; Murrah buffaloes; phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCHAEAL GENE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETICS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENES, ARCHAEAL; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER GOTTSCHALKII; METHANOMICROBIUM; METHANOMICROBIUM MOBILE;

EID: 80052299526     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-1052-y     Document Type: Article

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