New metabolic pathway discovered in rumen microbiome

(Goethe University Frankfurt) Cows can adapt themselves to a fluctuating sodium content in their feed. How they do that was so far a secret. Researchers from Goethe University have now discovered a bacterium in the microbiome of the rumen which has a new type of cell respiration.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - January 8, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news