Methanobacteriaceae: NCBI 2159, [family]

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| Methanobacteriaceae| Methanobacteriaceae Barker 1956

1. Methane Production in the Gut: Methanobacteriaceae, specifically methanogenic archaea, are commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and other animals. They play a role in the final stages of anaerobic digestion, where they convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide produced by other microbes into methane. Methane production in the gut is a normal part of microbial fermentation during digestion.

2. Gut Microbiota: Methanobacteriaceae is part of the complex community of microorganisms in the human gut microbiota. The gut microbiota has been recognized for its crucial role in various aspects of health, including digestion, metabolism, and immune function.

3. Associations with Gastrointestinal Conditions: Elevated levels of methane in the breath have been associated with certain gastrointestinal conditions. For example, increased methane production has been correlated with conditions such as constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C). However, the relationship between methane levels and specific health conditions is complex and may vary among individuals.

4. Methane as a Biomarker: Measurement of methane levels in breath tests is sometimes used as a diagnostic tool in clinical settings. Breath methane levels can be associated with the activity of methanogenic archaea in the gut and may provide insights into certain gastrointestinal conditions.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

Legend

• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Methanobacteriaceae impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Methanobacteriaceae

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.36262941360473633	0.6889243125915527	Maliibacteriaceae	Parent Taxa
0.3360229730606079	0.6150860786437988	Christensenellaceae	Parent Taxa