ReviewMicroorganisms2022
Degradation of Cellulose and Hemicellulose by Ruminal Microorganisms.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 180 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Integrated Rumen Metabolomics and Metagenomics Reveal Microbe-Metabolite Signatures Associated with Heat Tolerance in Dairy Cows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- Genomic and bioreactor evaluation of newly isolated cellulase-producing bacteria.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Comparative Analysis of Gastrointestinal Microbiota Along the Digestive Tract in Sika Deer and Reindeer and Prediction of Their Potential Function.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Effects of fermented mulberry leaves on rumen fermentation and microbiota in rumen fluid of heat-stressed Hu sheep.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
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- Current Status and Future Challenges in the Use of Bacteriocins to Modulate Ruminant Gut Microbiota.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Low Silicon and Better Pasture Feeding Quality: Uncovering Genetic Diversity in Russian Wildrye (Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Production, Transport, and Metabolism of Volatile Fatty Acids in the Yak Rumen: Unraveling the Unique Mechanisms Underpinning High-Altitude Adaptation.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Convergent evolutionary shifts in AGT targeting between mitochondria and peroxisomes across mammal transitions to herbivory.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Comparative gut microbiome composition and predicted microbial functions in captive and free-range yaks (Veterinary world · 2026Article
- Multi-kingdom fecal microbiome and virus-host interactions associated with growth performance of indigenous beef calves in Guizhou.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
As major structural components of plant cell walls, cellulose and hemicellulose are degraded and fermented by anaerobic microbes in the rumen to produce volatile fatty acids, the main nutrient source for the host. Cellulose degradation is carried out primarily by specialist bacteria, with additional contributions from protists and fungi, via a variety of mechanisms. Hemicelluloses are hydrolyzed by cellulolytic bacteria and by generalist, non-cellulolytic microbes, largely via extracellular enzymes. Cellulose hydrolysis follows first-order kinetics and its rate is limited by available substrate surface area. Nevertheless, its rate is at least an order of magnitude more rapid than in anaerobic digesters, due to near-obligatory adherence of microbial cells to the cellulose surface, and a lack of downstream inhibitory effects; in the host animal, fiber degradation rate is also enhanced by the unique process of rumination. Cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic microbes exhibit intense competition and amensalism, but they also display mutualistic interactions with microbes at other trophic levels. Collectively, the fiber-degrading community of the rumen displays functional redundancy, partial niche overlap, and convergence of catabolic pathways that all contribute to stability of the ruminal fermentation. The superior hydrolytic and fermentative capabilities of ruminal fiber degraders make them promising candidates for several fermentation technologies.
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