Identification, Comparison, and Validation of Robust Rumen Microbial Biomarkers for Methane Emissions Using Diverse Bos Taurus Breeds and Basal Diets

Previous shotgun metagenomic analyses of ruminal digesta identified some microbial information that might be useful as biomarkers to select cattle that emit less methane (CH4), which is a potent greenhouse gas. It is known that methane production (g/kgDMI) and to an extent the microbial community is...

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Main Authors: Marc D. Auffret, Robert Stewart, Richard J. Dewhurst, Carol-Anne Duthie, John A. Rooke, Robert J. Wallace, Tom C. Freeman, Timothy J. Snelling, Mick Watson, Rainer Roehe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02642/full