A catalog of microbial genes from the bovine rumen unveils a specialized and diverse biomass-degrading environment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rumen microbiota provides essential services to its host and, through its role in ruminant production, contributes to human nutrition and food security. A thorough knowledge of the genetic potential of rumen microbes will provide opportunities for improving the sustainability of ruminant production systems. The availability of gene reference catalogs from gut microbiomes has advanced the understanding of the role of the microbiota in health and disease in humans and other mammals. In this work, we established a catalog of reference prokaryote genes from the bovine rumen.

Results

Using deep metagenome sequencing we identified 13,825,880 non-redundant prokaryote genes from the bovine rumen. Compared to human, pig, and mouse gut metagenome catalogs, the rumen is

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260996 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature