Cellulosomics, a gene-centric approach to investigating the intraspecific diversity and adaptation of Ruminococcus flavefaciens within the rumen.

<h4>Background</h4>The bovine rumen maintains a diverse microbial community that serves to break down indigestible plant substrates. However, those bacteria specifically adapted to degrade cellulose, the major structural component of plant biomass, represent a fraction of the rumen micro...

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Main Authors: Jennifer M Brulc, Carl J Yeoman, Melissa K Wilson, Margret E Berg Miller, Patricio Jeraldo, Sadanari Jindou, Nigel Goldenfeld, Harry J Flint, Raphael Lamed, Ilya Borovok, Maša Vodovnik, Karen E Nelson, Edward A Bayer, Bryan A White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22043282/pdf/?tool=EBI