Overview

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 therumen hosts 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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Author:   Johannes H. P. Hackstein
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2018
Volume:   19
Weight:   0.576kg
ISBN:  

9783319988351

ISBN 10:   3319988352
Pages:   261
Publication Date:   13 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Free-Living Protozoa with Endosymbiotic Methanogens.- Anaerobic Ciliates and their Methanogenic Endosymbionts.- Symbiotic Methanogens and Rumen Ciliates.- The Methanogenic and Eubacterial Endosymbionts of Trimyema.- Termite Gut Flagellates and their Methanogenic and Eubacterial Symbionts.- Methanogens in the Digestive Tract of Termites.- Methanogenic Archaea in Humans and Other Vertebrates: An Update.- Methanogens in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Animals.- Syntrophy in Methanogenic Degradation.- Hydrogenosomes.- Evolution of Prokaryote-Animal Symbiosis from a Genomics Perspective.

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