Methanogenesis in the Digestive Tracts of the Tropical Millipedes Archispirostreptus gigas (Diplopoda, Spirostreptidae) and Epibolus pulchripes (Diplopoda, Pachybolidae)
Terézia Horváthová, Vladimír Šustr, Alica Chroňáková, Stanislava Semanová, Kristina Lång, Carsten Dietrich, Tomáš Hubáček, Masoud M. Ardestani, Ana Lara, Andreas Brune, Petr Šimek
Abstract
Methane (CH 4 ) is the second most important atmospheric greenhouse gas after CO 2 and is believed to account for 17% of global warming. Methanogens are a diverse group of archaea and can be found in various anoxic habitats, including digestive tracts of plant-feeding animals.
Topics & Concepts
HindgutMethanogenesisBiologyAnoxic watersAcetogenesisMidgutArchaeaEcologyZoologyBacteriaMethaneGeneticsLarvaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGut microbiota and healthAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production