Figure 3

Detection of the PCR specific primers for the novel RCC species. M, DNA marker; LGM, the novel RCC clone; M4, Methanobacterium beijingense like strain; M6, Methanobacterium formicicum like strain; MEF2, Methanobrevibacter smithii like strain; RPS4/RPS15, Methanoculleus sp. like strain; RPS13/RPS37, Methanosarcina mazei like strain; R24, Methanomicrobium mobile clone; Y76, Methanosphaera stadtmanii clone; K88, E. coli K88; RE, E. coli isolated from rumen digesta; C, PCR control.