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ArticleVeterinary sciences2021

Accessing Dietary Effects on the Rumen Microbiome: Different Sequencing Methods Tell Different Stories.

Mi Zhou, Eóin O'Hara, Shaoxun Tang, Yanhong Chen, Matthew E Walpole, Paweł Górka, Gregory B Penner, Le Luo Guan

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mi ZhouDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9056-9468
Eóin O'HaraDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada.
Shaoxun TangKey Laboratory for Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9343-1341
Yanhong ChenDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada.
Matthew E WalpoleDairysmart and Beefsmart Consulting, Saskatoon, SK S0K 3R0, Canada.
Paweł GórkaDepartment of Animal Nutrition and Biotechnology, and Fisheries, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4278-0493
Gregory B PennerDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada.
Le Luo GuanDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5 Canada.

Funding

Agriculture Development Fund 20110194Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency 2012R008RWalsh Fellowship Scholarship NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current study employed both amplicon and shotgun sequencing to examine and compare the rumen microbiome in Angus bulls fed with either a backgrounding diet (BCK) or finishing diet (HG), to assess if both methods produce comparable results. Rumen digesta samples from 16 bulls were subjected for microbial profiling. Distinctive microbial profiles were revealed by the two methods, indicating that choice of sequencing approach may be a critical facet in studies of the rumen microbiome. Shotgun-sequencing identified the presence of 303 bacterial genera and 171 archaeal species, several of which exhibited differential abundance. Amplicon-sequencing identified 48 bacterial genera, 4 archaeal species, and 9 protozoal species. Among them, 20 bacterial genera and 5 protozoal species were differentially abundant between the two diets. Overall, amplicon-sequencing showed a more drastic diet-derived effect on the ruminal microbial profile compared to shotgun-sequencing. While both methods detected dietary differences at various taxonomic levels, few consistent patterns were evident. Opposite results were seen for the phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, and the genus

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PMID34357930
PMCPMC8310016

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