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Methanobrevibacter smithii is the dominant Archaean in the human gut. It is important for the efficient digestion of polysaccharides (complex sugars) because it consumes end products of bacterial fermentation.
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- Paul B. Eckburg, Paul W. Lepp, and David A. Relman Archaea and Their Potential Role in Human Disease
- Heide L. Dermoumi, Rainer A.M. Ansorg Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Fecal Strains of the Archaeon Methanobrevibacter smithii Chemotherapy 2001;47:177-183 (DOI: 10.1159/000063219)
- Methanogens Photo Gallery - Methanobrevibacter smithii
- LSPN page for Methanobrevibacter
- Samuel BS, Hansen EE, Manchester JK, Coutinho PM, Henrissat B, Fulton R, Latreille P, Kim K, Wilson RK, Gordon JI. (2007). "Genomic and metabolic adaptations of Methanobrevibacter smithii to the human gut". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104: 10643–8.
- Vianna ME, Conrads G, Gomes BP, Horz HP. (2006). "Identification and quantification of archaea involved in primary endodontic infections". J Clin Microbiol. 44: 1274–82.
- Ridlon JM, McGarr SE, Hylemon PB. (2005). "Development of methods for the detection and quantification of 7alpha-dehydroxylating clostridia, Desulfovibrio vulgaris, Methanobrevibacter smithii, and Lactobacillus plantarum in human feces". Clin Chim Acta. 357: 55–64.
