Diversity and community composition of methanogenic archaea in the rumen of Scottish upland sheep assessed by different methods.

Ruminal archaeomes of two mature sheep grazing in the Scottish uplands were analysed by different sequencing and analysis methods in order to compare the apparent archaeal communities. All methods revealed that the majority of methanogens belonged to the Methanobacteriales order containing the Metha...

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Main Authors: Timothy J Snelling, Buğra Genç, Nest McKain, Mick Watson, Sinéad M Waters, Christopher J Creevey, R John Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106491