Technical note: Comparison of biomarker and molecular biological methods for estimating methanogen abundance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5724-5728

  McCartney, C A ^a,b,c   Bull, I D ^b   Waters, S M ^a   Dewhurst, R J ^a,d  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Archaeol; Methanogens; qPCR; Ruminant digestive tract

Indexed keywords

METHANOBREVIBACTER RUMINANTIUM; METHANOBREVIBACTER SMITHII; METHANOSPHAERA STADTMANAE;

ARCHAEOL LIPID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLYCEROL ETHER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BOVIDS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; MICROBIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY FLUIDS; GLYCERYL ETHERS; METHANOBACTERIACEAE; METHANOBREVIBACTER; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84888172192     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6513     Document Type: Article

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