Indexed by: Journal paper

Document Code: 823

Journal: Nature communications

Included Journals: SCI

Place of Publication: UK

Discipline: Science

First-Level Discipline: Biology

Document Type: J

Volume: 13

Page Number: 1-16

ISSN No.: 2041-1723

DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-022-28402-9

Date of Publication: 2022-02-10

Impact Factor: 17.69

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 non- redundant 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.

Links to published journals: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28402-9