Age‐related prevalence of   M ethanomassiliicoccus luminyensis  in the human gut microbiome | Zendy

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Age‐related prevalence of M ethanomassiliicoccus luminyensis in the human gut microbiome

Author(s) -

Dridi Bédis,

Henry Mireille,

Richet Hervé,

Raoult Didier,

Drancourt Michel

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

apmis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909

H-Index - 88

eISSN - 1600-0463

pISSN - 0903-4641

DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2012.02899.x

Subject(s) - archaea , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , microbiome , 16s ribosomal rna , feces , bacteria , human microbiome , genetics

A 16S rDNA sequence‐based investigation of methanogenic Archaea in the human stools found Methanobrevibacter smithii in 99.2% and M ethanosphaera stadtmanae in 32.6%. The recently described M ethanomassiliicoccus luminyensis found by others to be representative of a new order of methanogenic Archaea was found in 4% of stool specimens. The prevalence of M . luminyensis significantly increased with age, contrary to M . smithii and M . stadtmanae .

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