Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
2.9
2.0
Journals
Veterinary Sciences
Special Issues
Recent Advances in Rumen Microbiome
share announcement

Recent Advances in Rumen Microbiome

A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 3830

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Mi Zhou

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
Interests: rumen microbiome; gut microbiome; microbial bioinformatics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The importance of rumen microbiome on influencing host animal growth and health has continuously been one of the hot topics in animal research. Thorough understanding of the composition and function of rumen microbiome is essential for elaborating their impacts and association with host phenotypes. In addition, the environmental impact of rumen microbiome also attracts attention, and there is an urgent need to limit the environmental footprint from animal industry. In this Special Issue, we intend to cover the latest findings regarding the rumen microbiome and provide novel knowledge of this research area.  

We invite original research papers with related topics include

  • rumen microbial composition;
  • rumen microbial function;
  • host-microbial interactions;
  • health implications of rumen microbiome;
  • environmental impact of rumen microbiome.

Dr. Mi Zhou
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Veterinary Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • rumen microbiome
  • recent advances
  • amplicon sequencing
  • metagenome
  • metatranscriptome
  • enteric greenhouse gas emissions

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

13 pages, 28751 KiB  
Article
Sex-Related Differences in UT-B Urea Transporter Abundance in Fallow Deer Rumen
by Chongliang Zhong, Laura L. Griffin, Orla Heussaff, Ruairi O’Dea, Conor Whelan and Gavin Stewart
Vet. Sci. 2022, 9(2), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9020073 - 8 Feb 2022
Cited by 3 | Viewed by 3139
Abstract
Rumen studies have focused almost exclusively on livestock species under strictly regimented diets. This means that the ruminal condition of free-living and free-feeding wildlife remains practically unstudied. Urea nitrogen salvaging, a process by which urea is passed into the rumen, to both provide [...] Read more.
Rumen studies have focused almost exclusively on livestock species under strictly regimented diets. This means that the ruminal condition of free-living and free-feeding wildlife remains practically unstudied. Urea nitrogen salvaging, a process by which urea is passed into the rumen, to both provide a valuable source of nitrogen for bacterial growth and to buffer the potentially harmful acidic effects of bacterial short chain fatty acids, has remained unexplored in wild ruminants, such as deer. UT-B2 transporters are the key proteins reported to facilitate the transepithelial ruminal urea transport. In this study, we investigate the expression, abundance and localisation of urea transporters in the rumen of a semi-wild fallow deer (Dama dama) population. Physical measurements confirmed that males had larger rumen than females, while adults had longer papillae than juveniles. Initial RT-PCR experiments confirmed the expression of UT-B2, while immunolocalisation studies revealed that strong UT-B staining was present in the stratum basale of deer rumen. Western blotting analysis demonstrated that a 50 kDa UT-B2 protein was significantly more abundant in adult females compared to adult males. This study confirms the presence of UT-B2 urea transporters in deer rumen and suggests that sex-related differences occur, bringing new insight into our understanding of rumen physiology. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Rumen Microbiome)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-1
Back to TopTop