| Value |
1e+10
methanogens/gram of stool sample
|
| Organism |
Archaea |
| Reference |
Cavicchioli R, Curmi PM, Saunders N, Thomas T. Pathogenic archaea: do they exist? Bioessays. 2003 Nov25(11):1119-28. p.1121 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID14579252
|
| Primary Source |
Miller TL, Wolin MJ. Methanogens in human and animal intestinal tracts. S Appl Microbiol 1986 7: 223–229. |
| Comments |
Methanogens exist in the
human gastrointestinal tract at concentrations of up
to 10^10 per gram of stool sample, and they have been
associated with colorectal and periodontal disease |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106261 |