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- A valuable source of information for scientists in microbiology and biochemistry.- Presents the latest results in the field of methanogenic archaea.- Written by renowned scientists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 19)
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This updated monograph deals with methanogenic endosymbionts of anaerobic protists, in particular ciliates and termite flagellates, and with methanogens in the gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrates and arthropods. Further chapters discuss the genomic consequences of living together in symbiotic associations, the role of methanogens in syntrophic degradation, and the function and evolution of hydrogenosomes, hydrogen-producing organelles of certain anaerobic protists.
Methanogens are prokaryotic microorganisms that produce methane as an end-product of a complex biochemical pathway. They are strictly anaerobic archaea and occupy a wide variety of anoxic environments. Methanogens also thrive in the cytoplasm of anaerobic unicellular eukaryotes and in the gastrointestinal tracts of animals and humans. The symbiotic methanogens in the gastrointestinal tracts of ruminants and other “methanogenic” mammals contribute significantly to the global methane budget; especially the rumenhosts an impressive diversity of methanogens.
This makes this updated volume an interesting read for scientists and students in Microbiology and Physiology.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: (Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea
Editors: Johannes H.P. Hackstein
Series Title: Microbiology Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13615-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-13614-6Published: 09 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-13615-3Published: 08 September 2010
Series ISSN: 1862-5576
Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 238
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microbiology, Animal Physiology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, general, Cell Physiology, Microbial Ecology