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ArticlemSystems2024

Multi-omics analyses reveal rumen microbes and secondary metabolites that are unique to livestock species.

Victor O Omondi, Geoffrey O Bosire, John M Onyari, Caleb Kibet, Samuel Mwasya, Vanessa N Onyonyi, Merid N Getahun

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Article in mSystems, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Victor O OmondiAnimal Health Theme and Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0003-0926-9789
Geoffrey O BosireDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi (U.o.N), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-7289-6550
John M OnyariDepartment of Chemistry, University of Nairobi (U.o.N), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-7289-6550
Caleb KibetAnimal Health Theme and Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.
Samuel MwasyaAnimal Health Theme and Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0009-0006-8629-4215
Vanessa N OnyonyiAnimal Health Theme and Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0009-0008-9978-2570
Merid N GetahunAnimal Health Theme and Behavioural and Chemical Ecology Unit, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-5902-9236
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology · KEUniversity of Nairobi · KE

Funding

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) B1126A-185Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology B1126A-185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ruminant livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, and camels, possess a distinctive digestive system with complex microbiota communities critical for feed conversion and secondary metabolite production, including greenhouse gases. Yet, there is limited knowledge regarding the diversity of rumen microbes and metabolites benefiting livestock physiology, productivity, climate impact, and defense mechanisms across ruminant species. In this study, we utilized metataxonomics and metabolomics data from four evolutionarily distinct livestock species, which had fed on diverse plant materials like grass, shrubs, and acacia trees, to uncover the unique signature microbes and secondary metabolites. We established the presence of a distinctive anaerobic fungus called

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LivestockMicrobiotaAnimal FeedAnimalsCamelusCattleGoatsHumansMultiomicsRumenRuminantsSheepfermentationmetabolitesmetabolomicsmetataxonomicmicrobiotarumenruminants

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PMID38294243
PMCPMC10878066
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