Taxon abundance, diversity, co-occurrence and network analysis of the ruminal microbiota in response to dietary changes in dairy cows.

The ruminal microbiome, comprising large numbers of bacteria, ciliate protozoa, archaea and fungi, responds to diet and dietary additives in a complex way. The aim of this study was to investigate the benefits of increasing the depth of the community analysis in describing and explaining responses t...

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Main Authors: Ilma Tapio, Daniel Fischer, Lucia Blasco, Miika Tapio, R John Wallace, Ali R Bayat, Laura Ventto, Minna Kahala, Enyew Negussie, Kevin J Shingfield, Johanna Vilkki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5509137?pdf=render