(Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea

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Johannes H.P. Hackstein - (Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea
Published: 2010-09-09 | ISBN: 3642136141, 3642264956 | PDF | 238 pages | 4.7 MB

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. This 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 reviews 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.
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