Metagenomic insights into the microbe-mediated B and K2 vitamin biosynthesis in the gastrointestinal microbiome of ruminants

Abstract Background B and K2 vitamins, essential nutrients in host metabolism, can be synthesized by the rumen microbiome in ruminants and subsequently absorbed by the host. However, the B and K2 vitamin biosynthesis by the whole gastrointestinal microbiome and their abundances in different dietary...

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Main Authors: Qian Jiang, Limei Lin, Fei Xie, Wei Jin, Weiyun Zhu, Min Wang, Qiang Qiu, Zhipeng Li, Junhua Liu, Shengyong Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01298-9