| Title |
The Genome Sequence of the Rumen Methanogen Methanobrevibacter ruminantium Reveals New Possibilities for Controlling Ruminant Methane Emissions
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0008926 |
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| Authors |
Sinead C. Leahy, William J. Kelly, Eric Altermann, Ron S. Ronimus, Carl J. Yeoman, Diana M. Pacheco, Dong Li, Zhanhao Kong, Sharla McTavish, Carrie Sang, Suzanne C. Lambie, Peter H. Janssen, Debjit Dey, Graeme T. Attwood |
| Abstract |
Methane (CH(4)) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), having a global warming potential 21 times that of carbon dioxide (CO(2)). Methane emissions from agriculture represent around 40% of the emissions produced by human-related activities, the single largest source being enteric fermentation, mainly in ruminant livestock. Technologies to reduce these emissions are lacking. Ruminant methane is formed by the action of methanogenic archaea typified by Methanobrevibacter ruminantium, which is present in ruminants fed a wide variety of diets worldwide. To gain more insight into the lifestyle of a rumen methanogen, and to identify genes and proteins that can be targeted to reduce methane production, we have sequenced the 2.93 Mb genome of M. ruminantium M1, the first rumen methanogen genome to be completed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| New Zealand | 2 | 50% |
| Austria | 1 | 25% |
| Norway | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Slovakia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 386 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 68 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 68 | 17% |
| Researcher | 61 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 12% |
| Other | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 71 | 18% |
| Unknown | 69 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 178 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 56 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 19 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 11 | 3% |
| Other | 48 | 12% |
| Unknown | 82 | 20% |