title: Coenzyme M, essential for growth of a rumen strain of Methanobacterium ruminantium.
abstract: A growth factor present in rumen fluid and essential for growth of a rumen strain of Methanobacterium ruminantium was shown to be coenzyme M, 2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid.
mesh_terms: D000476:Alkanesulfonates / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D012417:Rumen / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000476:Alkanesulfonates; D003067:Coenzymes; D008623:Mercaptoethanol