RIM-DB: a taxonomic framework for community structure analysis of methanogenic archaea from the rumen and other intestinal environments

Methane is formed by methanogenic archaea in the rumen as one of the end products of feed fermentation in the ruminant digestive tract. To develop strategies to mitigate anthropogenic methane emissions due to ruminant farming, and to understand rumen microbial differences in animal feed conversion e...

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Main Authors: Henning Seedorf, Sandra Kittelmann, Gemma Henderson, Peter H. Janssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/494.pdf