Methane matters in animals and man: from beginning to end
Emily Hoedt A , Paul Evans B , Stuart Denman C , Chris McSweeney C , Paraic ÓCuív D and Mark Morrison D E
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A School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
B Autralian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
C CSIRO Agriculture, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia
D University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, Qld 4102, Australia
E Corresponding author. Tel: +61 7 3443 6957, Fax: +61 7 3443 6966, Email: m.morrison1@uq.edu.au
Microbiology Australia 36(1) 4-7 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA15003
Published: 6 March 2015
Abstract
Methanogenic archaea resident in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract have long been recognised for their capacity to participate in interspecies hydrogen transfer, with commensurate positive effects on plant biomass conversion. However, there is also still much to learn about these methanogenic archaea in regards to their metabolic versatility, host adaptation, and immunogenic properties that is of relevance to host health and nutrition.
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