D. P. Morgavi

Functional exploration of in vivo and in vitro lignocellulose-fed rumen bacterial microbiomes reveals novel enzymes involved in polysaccharide breakdown

The paper identifies novel enzymes from rumen microbiomes that break down plant cell walls using a high-throughput metagenomic approach.

Metabolic influence of core ciliates within the rumen microbiome

The paper investigates the metabolic roles of core ciliates in the rumen microbiome, finding that they contribute significantly to volatile fatty acid production and hydrogen metabolism, particularly in high methane-emitting animals.

Microbial colonization of tannin-rich tropical plants: interplay between degradability, methane production and tannin disappearance in the rumen

This study investigates how condensed tannins in tropical plants affect rumen degradation, microbial colonization, and methane production in dairy cows.

Hydrogenotrophic methanogens of the mammalian gut: functionally similar, thermodynamically different. A modelling approach

The paper models methanogenesis in gut microbes to show functional similarities and thermodynamic differences among species, suggesting ecological models need kinetic and spatial-temporal integration.

A catalog of microbial genes from the bovine rumen unveils a specialized and diverse biomass-degrading environment

The paper creates a gene catalog of bovine rumen microbes, revealing high diversity and function in plant biomass degradation and methane production.