Archaea; Archaebacterium; intestinal methanogen
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Epidemiology
- component of intestinal microbiome producing methane (intestinal methanogens)
- found in human mouth & skin
Pathology
- intestinal methanogen overgrowth associated with increased risk & severity of constipation[2]
Biochemistry
- archaea possess genes & metabolic pathways more closely related to those of eukaryotes than bacteria
- enzymes involved in transcription & translation
- reliance on ether lipids in their cell membranes
- archaea use more diverse energy sources than eukaryotes, including sugars, ammonia, metal ions, hydrogen
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Archaea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mehravar S, Takakura W, Wang J, Pimentel M, Nasser J, Rezaie A. Symptom Profile of Patients With Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Aug 10:S1542-3565(24)00716-X. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39147218 Review.