The rumen microbiome: balancing food security and environmental impacts
I Mizrahi, RJ Wallace, S Moraïs - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Ruminants produce edible products and contribute to food security. They house a complex
rumen microbial community that enables the host to digest their plant feed through microbial …
rumen microbial community that enables the host to digest their plant feed through microbial …
Strategies used to reduce methane emissions from ruminants: Controversies and issues
Methanogenesis plays a crucial role in the digestive process of ruminant animals. During
this process, methanogenic archaea produce methane as a byproduct of their metabolism …
this process, methanogenic archaea produce methane as a byproduct of their metabolism …
Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils
Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica,
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …
An integrated gene catalog and over 10,000 metagenome-assembled genomes from the gastrointestinal microbiome of ruminants
Background Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiomes in ruminants play major roles in host
health and thus animal production. However, we lack an integrated understanding of …
health and thus animal production. However, we lack an integrated understanding of …
Genomic and functional analyses of fungal and bacterial consortia that enable lignocellulose breakdown in goat gut microbiomes
The herbivore digestive tract is home to a complex community of anaerobic microbes that
work together to break down lignocellulose. These microbiota are an untapped resource of …
work together to break down lignocellulose. These microbiota are an untapped resource of …
Metabolic hydrogen flows in rumen fermentation: principles and possibilities of interventions
EM Ungerfeld - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Rumen fermentation affects ruminants productivity and the environmental impact of ruminant
production. The release to the atmosphere of methane produced in the rumen is a loss of …
production. The release to the atmosphere of methane produced in the rumen is a loss of …
[HTML][HTML] Could propionate formation be used to reduce enteric methane emission in ruminants?
To meet the increasing demand for meat and milk, the livestock industry has to increase its
production. Without improving its efficiency, increased livestock, especially ruminant …
production. Without improving its efficiency, increased livestock, especially ruminant …
Prevotella: A key player in ruminal metabolism
Ruminants are foregut fermenters that have the remarkable ability of converting plant
polymers that are indigestible to humans into assimilable comestibles like meat and milk …
polymers that are indigestible to humans into assimilable comestibles like meat and milk …
Metabolic flexibility allows bacterial habitat generalists to become dominant in a frequently disturbed ecosystem
Ecological theory suggests that habitat disturbance differentially influences distributions of
habitat generalist and specialist species. While well-established for macroorganisms, this …
habitat generalist and specialist species. While well-established for macroorganisms, this …
Total volatile basic nitrogen and trimethylamine in muscle foods: Potential formation pathways and effects on human health
The use of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB‐N) as a quality parameter for fish is rapidly
growing to include other types of meat. Investigations of meat quality have recently focused …
growing to include other types of meat. Investigations of meat quality have recently focused …