Mutual Exclusion of <i>Methanobrevibacter</i> Species in the Human Gut Microbiota Facilitates Directed Cultivation of a <i>Candidatus</i> Methanobrevibacter Intestini Representative
Adrian Low, Jolie Kar Yi Lee, Jean-Sébastien Gounot, Aarthi Ravikrishnan, Yichen Ding, Woei‐Yuh Saw, Linda Wei Lin Tan, Don Kyin Nwe Moong, Yik Ying Teo, Niranjan Nagarajan, Henning Seedorf
Abstract
Methanogens are important hydrogen consumers in the gut and are associated with differing host health. Here, we determine the prevalence and abundance of archaeal species in the guts of a multi-ethnic cohort of healthy Singapore residents.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyCandidatusGut floraMetagenomicsAbundance (ecology)Host (biology)ZoologyEcologyGeneticsGeneImmunologyGenomeGut microbiota and healthHydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects