Molecular analysis of methanogenic archaea in the forestomach of the alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  St Pierre, Benoit ^a   Wright, André Denis G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; ARCHAEAL DNA; METHANE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FORESTOMACH; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; METHANOBREVIBACTER MILLERAE; METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; VICUGNA PACOS; ARCHAEON; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; ARCHAEA; LAMA PACOS; METHANOBREVIBACTER; OTUS; VICUGNA PACOS;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BIOTA; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, ARCHAEAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; METHANE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84855393424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-1     Document Type: Article

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