Metaproteome plasticity sheds light on the ecology of the rumen microbiome and its connection to host traits.

ABSTRACT: The arsenal of genes that microbes express reflect the way in which they sense their environment. We have previously reported that the rumen microbiome composition and its coding capacity are different in animals having distinct feed efficiency states, even when fed an identical diet. Here, we reveal that many microbial populations belonging to the bacteria and archaea domains show divergent proteome production in function of the feed efficiency state. Thus, proteomic data serve as a strong indicator of host feed efficiency state phenotype, overpowering predictions based on genomic and taxonomic information. We highlight protein production of specific phylogenies associated with each of the feed efficiency states. We also find remarkable plasticity of the proteome both in the individual po

SUBMITTER: Sasson G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9563048 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature