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In Vitro Response of Rumen Microbiota to the Antimethanogenic Red Macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis

Overview of attention for article published in Microbial Ecology, October 2017
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Title
In Vitro Response of Rumen Microbiota to the Antimethanogenic Red Macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis
Published in
Microbial Ecology, October 2017
DOI 10.1007/s00248-017-1086-8
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Lorenna Machado, Nigel Tomkins, Marie Magnusson, David J. Midgley, Rocky de Nys, Carly P. Rosewarne

Abstract

The red macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis has been shown to significantly decrease methane production by rumen microbial communities. This has been attributed to the bioaccumulation of halogenated methane analogues produced as algal secondary metabolites. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of A. taxiformis supplementation on the relative abundance of methanogens and microbial community structure during in vitro batch fermentation. Addition of A. taxiformis (2% organic matter) or the halogenated methane analogue bromoform (5 μM) reduced methane production by over 99% compared to a basal substrate-only control. Quantitative PCR confirmed that the decrease in methane production was correlated with a decrease in the relative abundance of methanogens. High-throughput 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing showed that both treatments reduced the abundance of the three main orders of methanogens present in ruminants (Methanobacteriales, Methanomassiliicoccales and Methanomicrobiales). Shifts in bacterial community structure due to the addition of A. taxiformis and 5 μM bromoform were similar and concomitant with increases in hydrogen concentration in the headspace of the fermenters. With high potency and broad-spectrum activity against rumen methanogens, A. taxiformis represents a promising natural strategy for reducing enteric methane emissions from ruminant livestock.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 137 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 24 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 12%
Student > Master 17 12%
Student > Bachelor 14 10%
Other 7 5%
Other 12 9%
Unknown 46 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 43 31%
Environmental Science 10 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 7%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 5 4%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 2%
Other 13 9%
Unknown 54 39%
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