Global distribution of microbial carrageenan foraging pathways reveals widespread latent traits within the genetic dark matter of ruminant intestinal microbiomes
Jeffrey P. Tingley, Thea Os Andersen, Liam G. Mihalynuk, Xiaohui Xing, Kristin E. Low, Douglas P. Whiteside, Ianina Altshuler, Nic Jujihara, Anna Y. Shearer, Leeann Klassen, Spencer C. Serin, Edgar Smith, Greta Reintjes, Trushar R. Patel, A.B. Boraston, , D. Wade Abbott
The paper identifies carrageenan catabolism pathways in ruminant gut microbiomes, revealing their widespread distribution and evolutionary history.
Nature Communications · May 12, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology