New insights into the enteric methane production based on the archaeal genome atlas of ruminant gastrointestinal tract.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As one of the important components of ruminant gastrointestinal tract (GIT) microbiome, archaea are involved in many biological processes, especially methanogenesis. In spite of being a well-recognised member of the mammalian gut microbiome, it remains poorly characterized, partly due to the lack of a unified reference genome catalog.

Objectives

This study aimed to construct a unified genome atlas that captures the wider diversity in archaea and is thus more appropriate for functional and taxonomic exploration of ruminant GIT archaea.

Methods

We collected archaeal genomes from public sources and new data of this study. We performed phylogenetic and functional genomics analysis, prophage identification based on the genomes. Using collected genomes as a ref

SUBMITTER: Tang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12302423 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature