The cellulose-degrading microbial community of the human gut varies according to the presence or absence of methanogens - Chassard, Christophe; Delmas, Eve; Robert, Céline; Bernalier-Donadille, Annick (FEMS microbiology ecology, 2010)
Keywords: Adult; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Bacteria; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacteria - metabolism; bacterial community structure; Bacteriology; Biodegradation; Biological and medical sciences; Cell culture; Cell walls; cellulolytic microorganisms; Cellulose; Cellulose - metabolism; cellulose degradation; Communities; Crystalline cellulose; Culture Media; Degradation; Digestive system; Ecology; feces; Feces - microbiology; Fermentation; Firmicutes; Food and Nutrition; functional diversity; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastrointestinal Tract; Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology; genetics; human communities; human intestinal microbiota; Humans; hydrogen; Intestine; isolation & purification; Life Sciences; metabolic activity; metabolism; Methane; Methane - metabolism; methanogenesis; Methanogenic bacteria; methanogens; microbial communities; Microbial ecology; Microbiology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Microorganisms; Middle Aged; Phylogeny; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; species diversity; Spinach; Spinacia oleracea; Various environments (extraatmospheric space, air, water); Young Adult; bacterial community structure; human intestinal microbiota; methanogenesis; cellulose degradation; metabolic activity; Human; Community structure; Digestive system; Cellulose; Gut; Microflora; Metabolism; Degradation; Methanogenesis; Microbial community