Project description:A healthy rumen is crucial for normal growth and improved production performance of ruminant animals. Rumen microbes participate in and regulate rumen epithelial function, and the diverse metabolites produced by rumen microbes are important participants in rumen microbe-host interactions. SCFAs, as metabolites of rumen microbes, have been widely studied, and propionate and butyrate have been proven to promote rumen epithelial cell proliferation. Succinate, as an intermediate metabolite in the citric acid cycle, is a final product in the metabolism of certain rumen microbes, and is also an intermediate product in the microbial synthesis pathway of propionate. However, its effect on rumen microbes and rumen epithelial function has not been studied. It is unclear whether succinate can stimulate rumen epithelial development. Therefore, in this experiment, Chinese Tan sheep were used as experimental animals to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the rumen microbiota community structure and rumen epithelial transcriptome, to explore the role of adding succinate to the diet in the interaction between the rumen microbiota and host.
Project description:SARST-V1 method was used to asses the effect of live yeast on the microbial population of the rumen of cows fed an acidogenic diet 3 cows were used in 3 by 3 latin-square design with 3 periods. In each period animals received either 0.5g/d of yeast, 5g/d of yeast or none. Rumen microbiota was analysed using the SARST-V1 method for each period.
Project description:Metaproteomic analysis of an enriched anaerobic rumen consortium (ERAC) using sugarcane bagasse and rumen as unique carbon and microbial sources
Project description:Investigation of whole genome gene expression level changes in rumen epithelium of dairy cattle at different stages of rumen development and on different diets.
Project description:This study identifies key microbiome and epithelial cell subtypes involved in grass digestion and VFA metabolism in the rumen. By integrating multi-omic data, we reveal novel links between microbial activity, epithelial cell function, and grassland foraging, providing critical insights into mechanisms underlying grass prevalence and their implications for optimizing ruminant health and productivity. This research enhances our understanding of the grass-microbiome- rumen axis and its role in sustainable grazing systems.
Project description:RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) was performed on rumen papillae from 16 steers with variation in gain and feed intake. Sixteen rumen papillae samples were sequenced by Cofactor Genomics (St.Louis, MO).
Project description:We performed single-cell RNA-sequencing on the rumen epithelium of dairy cows to construct an epithelial single-cell map of the rumen.
Project description:Protozoa comprise a major fraction of the microbial biomass in the rumen microbiome, of which the genera Entodinium has been consistently observed to be dominant across a diverse genetic and geographical range of ruminant hosts. Despite the apparent core role that species such as Entodinium caudatum exert, their greater biological and metabolic contributions to rumen function remain largely undescribed. Here, we have leveraged (meta)genome-centric metaproteome datasets from rumen fluid samples originating from both cows and goats fed contrasting diets, to detail the specific metabolic niches that E. caudatum occupies in the context of its bacterial and archaeal co-habitants. Initial proteome estimations via total protein counts and label free quantification highlight that E. caudatum populations comprise an extensive fraction of the total rumen metaproteome. Our analysis also suggested increased microbial predation and volatile fatty acid metabolism by E. caudatum to occur in high methane emitting animals, although with no apparent direct metabolic link to methanogenesis. Despite E. caudatum having a well-established reputation of digesting starch, it was unexpectedly less active in low methane emitting animals fed high starch diets, which were instead dominated by propionate/succinate-producing bacterial populations suspected of being resistant to predation. Collectively, our results illuminate the substantial metabolic influence under-explored eukaryotic populations have in the rumen, with greater implications towards both digestion and methane metabolism.
