Genotype-associated heritable rumen bacteria can be a stable microbiota passed to the offspring.

ABSTRACT: Recent studies have reported that some rumen microbes are "heritable" (those have significant narrow sense heritability) and can significantly contribute to host phenotype variations. However, it is unknown if these heritable rumen bacteria can be passed to the next generation. In this study, the rumen bacteria from mother cows (sampled in 2016) and their offspring (sampled in 2019) were assessed to determine if vertical transmission occurred between the two generations. The analysis of relationship between host genotypes and heritable bacterial abundances showed that potential of five host genotypes can affect the relative abundances of two unclassified species level heritable bacteria (Pseudoscardovia and p-251-o5). The G allele of BTB-01532239 and A allele of ARS-BFGL-NGS-

SUBMITTER: Zang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature