This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TTGE) method was developed to determine the diversity of methanogen populations in the ...

Who says biologists only like to sit in their labs doing research? The theory proves wrong with CSUN’s Larry Baresi, a Northridge resident who enjoys cooking, making wines, riding his bike, hiking, ...

Sulfur is a fundamental element of life and all organisms need it to synthesize cellular materials. Autotrophs, such as plants and algae, acquire sulfur by converting sulfate into sulfide, which can ...

Fine-scale variations of conserved 16S rRNA sequences are commonly observed in microbial populations (Rocap et al., 2003; Klepac-Ceraj et al., 2004; Hunt et al., 2008). However, the ecological ...

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about methanogens, unique microorganisms that transform electricity and carbon dioxide into methane. The results could pave the way for microbial ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by R. Pinto-Lopes, M. Kerr, B. Boyle, G. PJMullan, and K Thompson. Intestinal methanogen overgrowth (IMO) is characterized by an excessive ...

There are approximately 9000 species of birds within the Class Aves, but only one species, the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), has evolved a foregut fermentation system that is similar to that of ...