Seasonal stability of the rumen microbiome contributes to the adaptation patterns to extreme environmental conditions in grazing yak and cattle
The findings of the potential of cellulose degradation, the relationship between rumen microbial stability and the abundance of functional genes varied differently across seasons and between yak and cattle provide insight into the mechanisms that may underpin their divergent adaptation patterns to the harsh climate of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. These results lay a solid foundation for developing strategies to maintain and improve rumen microbiome stability and dig out the potential candidates for manufacturing lignocellulolytic enzymes in the yak rumen to enhance ruminants' performance under extreme environmental conditions.
Authors
- Sisi Bi
- Ruijun Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6014-7192)
- Fuyong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-8410)
- Mi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-9468)
- Tao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-836X)
- A. L. A. Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-6210)
- Weiwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1886-6748)
- Wei Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-2361)
- Le Luo Guan
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Guizhou University (CN)
- Feed Research Institute (CN)
- Zhejiang University of Technology (CN)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02035-4
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.22
Funders
- University of Washington
- Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
- Compute Canada
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Scholarship Council
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada