| (Endo)Symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea Contributor(s): Hackstein, Johannes H. P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642136141 ISBN-13: 9783642136146 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology |
| Dewey: 571.1 |
| LCCN: 2010935950 |
| Series: Microbiology Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |