(Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea

This updated monograph deals with methanogenic endosymbionts of anaerobic protists, in particular ciliates and termite flagellates, and with methanogens in the gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrates and arthropods. Further chapters discuss the genomic con

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Series Editor: Alexander Steinbu¨chel Mu¨nster, Germany

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(Endo)symbiotic Methanogenic Archaea

Editor Dr. Johannes H.P. Hackstein IWWR Faculty of Science Radboud University Nijmegen Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen The Netherlands [email protected]

Series Editor Professor Dr. Alexander Steinbu¨chel Institut fu¨r Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnology Westfa¨lische Wilhelms-Universita¨t Corrensstr. 3 48149 Mu¨nster Germany [email protected]

ISSN 1862-5576 e-ISSN 1862-5584 ISBN 978-3-642-13614-6 e-ISBN 978-3-642-13615-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-13615-3 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010935950 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the Germ