Recovery of metagenome-assembled genomes from the rumen and fecal microbiomes of Bos indicus beef cattle.

ABSTRACT: Nelore is a Bos indicus beef breed that is well-adapted to tropical environments and constitutes most of the world's largest commercial cattle herd: the Brazilian bovine herd. Despite its significance, microbial genome recovery from ruminant microbiomes has largely excluded representatives from Brazilian Nelore cattle. To address this gap, this study presents a comprehensive dataset of microbial genomes recovered from the rumen and feces of 52 Brazilian Nelore bulls. A total of 1,526 non-redundant metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered from their gastrointestinal tract, with 497 ruminal and 486 fecal classified as high-quality. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the bacterial MAGs fall into 12 phyla, with Firmicutes and Bacteroidota being the most predominant, while all archae

SUBMITTER: Conteville LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11655971 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature