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ArticleNature communications2025

Protozoal populations drive system-wide variation in the rumen microbiome.

Carl M Kobel, Andy Leu, Arturo Vera-Ponce de León, Ove Øyås, Wanxin Lai, Ianina Altshuler, Live H Hagen, Rasmus D Wollenberg, Mads T Søndergaard, Cassie R Bakshani and 10 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Carl M KobelFaculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.
Andy LeuCentre for Microbiome Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.
Arturo Vera-Ponce de LeónFaculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-5700
Ove ØyåsFaculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.
Wanxin LaiFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.
Ianina AltshulerFaculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.
Live H HagenFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2606-5331
Rasmus D WollenbergDNASense ApS, Aalborg, Denmark.
Mads T SøndergaardDNASense ApS, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6779-5109
Cassie R BakshaniDepartment of Biology, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
William G T WillatsDepartment of Biology, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Laura NicollScotland's Rural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Simon J McIlroyCentre for Microbiome Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3749-8730
Torgeir R HvidstenFaculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6097-2539
Oliver SchmidtDepartment of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6300-7563
Chris GreeningDepartment of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-0594
Gene W TysonCentre for Microbiome Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-9427
Rainer RoeheScotland's Rural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-3756
Velma T E Aho *Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway. velma.tea.essi.aho@nmbu.no.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-7018
Phillip B Pope *Faculty of Biosciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1432, Ås, Norway. phil.pope@qut.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2067-4059

Funding

Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) FT230100560EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) No.101000213Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) 0054575-SuPAcow
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While rapid progress has been made to characterize the bacterial and archaeal populations of the rumen microbiome, insight into how they interact with keystone protozoal species remains elusive. Here, we reveal two distinct system-wide rumen community types (RCT-A and RCT-B) that are not strongly associated with host phenotype nor genotype but instead linked to protozoal community patterns. We leveraged a series of multi-omic datasets to show that the dominant Epidinium spp. in animals with RCT-B employ a plethora of fiber-degrading enzymes that present enriched Prevotella spp. a favorable carbon landscape to forage upon. Conversely, animals with RCT-A, dominated by genera Isotricha and Entodinium, harbor a more even distribution of fiber, protein, and amino acid metabolizers, reflected by higher detection of metabolites from both protozoal and bacterial activity. Our results indicate that microbiome variation across key protozoal and bacterial populations is interlinked, which should act as an important consideration for future development of microbiome-based technologies.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaRumenAnimalsBacteriaCattle

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PMID40623969
PMCPMC12234698

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