Isolation and characterisation of novel Methanocorpusculum species indicates the genus is ancestrally host-associated.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With an increasing interest in the manipulation of methane produced from livestock cultivation, the microbiome of Australian marsupials provides a unique ecological and evolutionary comparison with 'low-methane' emitters. Previously, marsupial species were shown to be enriched for novel lineages of Methanocorpusculum, as well as Methanobrevibacter, Methanosphaera, and Methanomassiliicoccales. Despite sporadic reports of Methanocorpusculum from stool samples of various animal species, there remains little information on the impacts of these methanogens on their hosts.

Results

Here, we characterise novel host-associated species of Methanocorpusculum, to explore unique host-specific genetic factors and their associated metabolic potential. We performed comparative an

SUBMITTER: Volmer JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035134 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature