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- Title
The microbiome of the buffalo digestive tract.
- Authors
Tong, Feng; Wang, Teng; Gao, Na L.; Liu, Ziying; Cui, Kuiqing; Duan, Yiqian; Wu, Sicheng; Luo, Yuhong; Li, Zhipeng; Yang, Chengjian; Xu, Yixue; Lin, Bo; Yang, Liguo; Pauciullo, Alfredo; Shi, Deshun; Hua, Guohua; Chen, Wei-Hua; Liu, Qingyou
- Abstract
Buffalo is an important livestock species. Here, we present a comprehensive metagenomic survey of the microbial communities along the buffalo digestive tract. We analysed 695 samples covering eight different sites in three compartments (four-chambered stomach, intestine, and rectum). We mapped ~85% of the raw sequence reads to 4,960 strain-level metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) and 3,255 species-level MAGs, 90% of which appear to correspond to new species. In addition, we annotated over 5.8 million nonredundant proteins from the MAGs. In comparison with the rumen microbiome of cattle, the buffalo microbiota seems to present greater potential for fibre degradation and less potential for methane production. Our catalogue of microbial genomes and the encoded proteins provides insights into microbial functions and interactions at distinct sites along the buffalo digestive tract. Buffalo is an important livestock in Asia. Here, the authors present a comprehensive metagenomic analysis of the microbial communities present in different sites and compartments along the buffalo digestive tract.
- Subjects
ASIA; ALIMENTARY canal; RUMEN (Ruminants); MICROBIAL genomes; MICROBIAL communities; METAGENOMICS; STOMACH
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-28402-9