| Range |
≤10 %
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| Organism |
Archaea Methanobrevibacter smithii |
| Reference |
Lurie-Weinberger MN, Peeri M, Gophna U. Contribution of lateral gene transfer to the gene repertoire of a gut-adapted methanogen. Genomics. 2012 Jan99(1):52-8. p.52 left column top paragraphPubMed ID22056789
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| Primary Source |
Samuel BS et al., Genomic and metabolic adaptations of Methanobrevibacter smithii to the human gut. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jun 19 104(25):10643-8. AND Miller TL, Wolin MJ, Conway de Macario E, Macario AJ. Isolation of Methanobrevibacter smithii from human feces. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1982 Jan43(1):227-32PubMed ID17563350, 6798932
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| Comments |
The methanogenic
archaeon, Methanobrevibacter smithii, is the most abundant archaeon
in the human gut environment, comprising up to 10% of all anaerobes in the colons
of healthy adults (primary sources) |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107457 |