Isolation and genome analysis of novel methanogens from the rumen.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25450393
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Animal production science
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUI Hiroki 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 教授 (30346001)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: メタン生成菌 / ルーメン / メタン生成抑制 / ゲノム解析 / インビトロ培養

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Livestock cattle is considered to contribute 15% of total methane emission. Methanogens produce methane in the rumen of cattle. Therefore, characterization of methanogens is required. In this project, a new isolation method which uses symbiotic microorganisms was developed and isolates were collected and characterized. Furthermore, genome sequence of one isolates from the collection was analyze.

Free Research Field

消化管微生物学