Molecular Diversity of Methanogens in Fecal Samples From Captive Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 408-413

  Facey, Hannah V ^a   Northwood, Korinne S ^b   Wright, André Denis G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Methanogen; Mutualistic microorganism; Orangutan; Pongo abelii

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CLONE; COLONY; DIET; FECAL PELLET; FRUGIVORY; GENE; HOMINID; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUTUALISM; NEW SPECIES; PROKARYOTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FECES; FEMALE; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORANG UTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FECES; FEMALE; GENE LIBRARY; MALE; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PONGO ABELII; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; METHANOBACTERIUM BEIJINGENSE; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII;

EID: 84859912368     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21992     Document Type: Article

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