Community composition and density of methanogens in the foregut of the Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii).
The composition of the methanogenic archaeal community in the foregut contents of Tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii) was studied using 16S rRNA and methyl coenzyme reductase subunit A (mcrA) gene clone libraries. Methanogens belonging to the Methanobacteriales and a well-supported cluster of uncultivated archaeon sequences previously observed in the ovine and bovine rumens were found. Methanogen densities ranged from 7.0 x 10(5) and 3.9 x 10(6) cells per gram of wet weight.
Evans
Paul N
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CSIRO Livestock Industries, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, 306 Carmody Road, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4067, Australia. Paul.Evans@csiro.au
Hinds
Lyn A
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Sly
Lindsay I
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McSweeney
Christopher S
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Morrison
Mark
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Wright
André-Denis G
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D000818:Animals; D001105:Archaea / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D044822:Biodiversity; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D019642:RNA, Archaeal / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D019641:DNA, Archaeal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D019642:RNA, Archaeal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D008697:Methane