Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses

Ruminant animals house a dense and diverse community of microorganisms in their rumen, an enlarged compartment in their stomach, which provides a supportive environment for the storage and microbial fermentation of ingested feeds dominated by plant materials. The rumen microbiota has acquired divers...

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Main Authors: Gharechahi, J., Vahidi, M.F., Sharifi, G., Ariaeenejad, S., Xue-Zhi Ding, Han Jianlin, Salekdeh, G.H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130314
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author Gharechahi, J.
Vahidi, M.F.
Sharifi, G.
Ariaeenejad, S.,
Xue-Zhi Ding
Han Jianlin
Salekdeh, G.H.
author_browse Ariaeenejad, S.,
Gharechahi, J.
Han Jianlin
Salekdeh, G.H.
Sharifi, G.
Vahidi, M.F.
Xue-Zhi Ding
author_facet Gharechahi, J.
Vahidi, M.F.
Sharifi, G.
Ariaeenejad, S.,
Xue-Zhi Ding
Han Jianlin
Salekdeh, G.H.
author_sort Gharechahi, J.
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description Ruminant animals house a dense and diverse community of microorganisms in their rumen, an enlarged compartment in their stomach, which provides a supportive environment for the storage and microbial fermentation of ingested feeds dominated by plant materials. The rumen microbiota has acquired diverse and functionally overlapped enzymes for the degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides. In rumen Bacteroidetes, enzymes involved in degradation are clustered into polysaccharide utilization loci to facilitate coordinated expression when target polysaccharides are available. Firmicutes use free enzymes and cellulosomes to degrade the polysaccharides. Fibrobacters either aggregate lignocellulose-degrading enzymes on their cell surface or release them into the extracellular medium in membrane vesicles, a mechanism that has proven extremely effective in the breakdown of recalcitrant cellulose. Based on current metagenomic analyses, rumen Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes are categorized as generalist microbes that can degrade a wide range of polysaccharides, while other members adapted toward specific polysaccharides. Particularly, there is ample evidence that Verrucomicrobia and Spirochaetes have evolved enzyme systems for the breakdown of complex polysaccharides such as xyloglucans, peptidoglycans, and pectin. It is concluded that diversity in degradation mechanisms is required to ensure that every component in feeds is efficiently degraded, which is key to harvesting maximum energy by host animals.
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spelling CGSpace1303142025-10-26T13:02:31Z Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses Gharechahi, J. Vahidi, M.F. Sharifi, G. Ariaeenejad, S., Xue-Zhi Ding Han Jianlin Salekdeh, G.H. rumen lignocellulose feeds animal genetics Ruminant animals house a dense and diverse community of microorganisms in their rumen, an enlarged compartment in their stomach, which provides a supportive environment for the storage and microbial fermentation of ingested feeds dominated by plant materials. The rumen microbiota has acquired diverse and functionally overlapped enzymes for the degradation of plant cell wall polysaccharides. In rumen Bacteroidetes, enzymes involved in degradation are clustered into polysaccharide utilization loci to facilitate coordinated expression when target polysaccharides are available. Firmicutes use free enzymes and cellulosomes to degrade the polysaccharides. Fibrobacters either aggregate lignocellulose-degrading enzymes on their cell surface or release them into the extracellular medium in membrane vesicles, a mechanism that has proven extremely effective in the breakdown of recalcitrant cellulose. Based on current metagenomic analyses, rumen Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes are categorized as generalist microbes that can degrade a wide range of polysaccharides, while other members adapted toward specific polysaccharides. Particularly, there is ample evidence that Verrucomicrobia and Spirochaetes have evolved enzyme systems for the breakdown of complex polysaccharides such as xyloglucans, peptidoglycans, and pectin. It is concluded that diversity in degradation mechanisms is required to ensure that every component in feeds is efficiently degraded, which is key to harvesting maximum energy by host animals. 2023-07 2023-05-10T14:45:09Z 2023-05-10T14:45:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130314 en Open Access Elsevier Gharechahi, J., Vahidi, M.F., Sharifi, G., Ariaeenejad, S., Xue-Zhi Ding, Jian-Lin Han and Salekdeh, G.H. 2023. Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses. Environmental Research 229: 115925
spellingShingle rumen
lignocellulose
feeds
animal genetics
Gharechahi, J.
Vahidi, M.F.
Sharifi, G.
Ariaeenejad, S.,
Xue-Zhi Ding
Han Jianlin
Salekdeh, G.H.
Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title_full Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title_fullStr Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title_full_unstemmed Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title_short Lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities: New insights from metagenome analyses
title_sort lignocellulose degradation by rumen bacterial communities new insights from metagenome analyses
topic rumen
lignocellulose
feeds
animal genetics
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130314
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