mBio (Apr 2021)

<i>In Vivo</i> Competitions between Fibrobacter succinogenes, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, and Ruminoccus albus in a Gnotobiotic Sheep Model Revealed by Multi-Omic Analyses

  • Carl J. Yeoman,
  • Christopher J. Fields,
  • Pascale Lepercq,
  • Philippe Ruiz,
  • Evelyne Forano,
  • Bryan A. White,
  • Pascale Mosoni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03533-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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Ruminant animals, including cattle and sheep, depend on their rumen microbiota to digest plant biomass and convert it into absorbable energy. Considering that the extent of meat and milk production depends on the efficiency of the microbiota to deconstruct plant cell walls, the functionality of predominant rumen cellulolytic bacteria, Fibrobacter succinogenesRuminococcus albusRuminococcus flavefaciensin vitro