[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Plant polyphenols and rumen microbiota responsible for fatty acid biohydrogenation, fiber digestion, and methane emission: Experimental …

V Vasta, M Daghio, A Cappucci, A Buccioni… - Journal of Dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interest of the scientific community in the effects of plant polyphenols on animal nutrition
is increasing. These compounds, in fact, are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom, especially in …

Methylotrophic methanogens everywhere—physiology and ecology of novel players in global methane cycling

A Söllinger, T Urich - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Research on methanogenic Archaea has experienced a revival, with many novel lineages of
methanogens recently being found through cultivation and suggested via metagenomics …

Host genetics influence the rumen microbiota and heritable rumen microbial features associate with feed efficiency in cattle

F Li, C Li, Y Chen, J Liu, C Zhang, B Irving… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background The symbiotic rumen microbiota is essential for the digestion of plant fibers and
contributes to the variation of production and health traits in ruminants. However, to date, the …

Metatranscriptomic profiling reveals linkages between the active rumen microbiome and feed efficiency in beef cattle

F Li, LL Guan - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exploring compositional and functional characteristics of the rumen microbiome can improve
the understanding of its role in rumen function and cattle feed efficiency. In this study, we …

Integrated meta-omics reveals new ruminal microbial features associated with feed efficiency in dairy cattle

MY Xue, YY Xie, Y Zhong, XJ Ma, HZ Sun, JX Liu - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background As the global population continues to grow, competition for resources between
humans and livestock has been intensifying. Increasing milk protein production and …

A structural and functional elucidation of the rumen microbiome influenced by various diets and microenvironments

S Deusch, A Camarinha-Silva, J Conrad… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The structure and function of the microbiome inhabiting the rumen are, amongst other
factors, mainly shaped by the animal's feed intake. Describing the influence of different diets …

Comparative metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses reveal the breed effect on the rumen microbiome and its associations with feed efficiency in beef cattle

F Li, TCA Hitch, Y Chen, CJ Creevey, LL Guan - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background Microorganisms are responsible for fermentation within the rumen and have
been reported to contribute to the variation in feed efficiency of cattle. However, to what …

Metagenomics versus total RNA sequencing: most accurate data-processing tools, microbial identification accuracy and perspectives for ecological assessments

CA Hempel, N Wright, J Harvie, JS Hleap… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metagenomics and total RNA sequencing (total RNA-Seq) have the potential to improve the
taxonomic identification of diverse microbial communities, which could allow for the …

Metatranscriptomics reveals the active bacterial and eukaryotic fibrolytic communities in the rumen of dairy cow fed a mixed diet

S Comtet-Marre, N Parisot, P Lepercq… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Ruminants have a unique ability to derive energy from the degradation of plant
polysaccharides through the activity of the rumen microbiota. Although this process is well …

PCR and omics based techniques to study the diversity, ecology and biology of anaerobic fungi: insights, challenges and opportunities

JE Edwards, RJ Forster, TM Callaghan… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Anaerobic fungi (phylum Neocallimastigomycota) are common inhabitants of the digestive
tract of mammalian herbivores, and in the rumen, can account for up to 20% of the microbial …