Abstract:The methanogenic archaea are responsible for maintaining an efficient scheme of fermentation in many environments and habitats, including the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans. The principal members of gut methanogenic communities are members of the Methanobrevibacter genus, with lesser numbers of Methanosphaera and Methanomassiliicoccus spp. Much of our understanding of gut methanogens has been produced using axenic cultures and genomic data for ~30 Methanobrevibacter spp. but the functional relev… Show more
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