Metabolic, phylogenetic, and ecological diversity of the methanogenic archaea.

doi:10.1196/annals.1419.019

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Metabolic, phylogenetic, and ecological diversity of the methanogenic archaea.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Mar 2008

Liu Yuchen, Whitman William B

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Although of limited metabolic diversity, methanogenic archaea or methanogens possess great phylogenetic and ecological diversity. Only three types of methanogenic pathways are known: CO(2)-reduction, methyl-group reduction, and the aceticlastic reaction. Cultured methanogens are grouped into five orders based upon their phylogeny and phenotypic properties. In addition, uncultured methanogens that may represent...

Topics

Animals
Archaea
Biomass
Ecosystem
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Genetic Variation
Humans
Isoptera
Methane
Methanomicrobiaceae
Oryza
Phylogeny
Ruminants
Seawater
Thermodynamics

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PMID: 18378594
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1419.019

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