Rumen Protozoa Play a Significant Role in Fungal Predation and Plant Carbohydrate Breakdown.

ABSTRACT: The rumen protozoa, alongside fungi, comprise the eukaryotic portion of the rumen microbiome. Rumen protozoa may account for up to 50% of biomass, yet their role in this ecosystem remains unclear. Early experiments inferred a role in carbohydrate and protein metabolism, but due to their close association with bacteria, definitively attributing these functions to the protozoa was challenging. The advent of 'omic technologies has created opportunities to broaden our understanding of the rumen protozoa. This study aimed to utilize these methods to further our understanding of the role that protozoa play in the rumen in terms of their metabolic capacities, and in doing so, contribute valuable sequence data to reduce the chance of mis or under-representation of the rumen protozoa in meta'omic d

SUBMITTER: Williams CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7200989 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature