@article{21b6ec5e69bd4ddd8485061399593258,
title = "The Road Not Taken: The Rumen Microbiome, Functional Groups, and Community States",
abstract = "The rumen ecosystem represents a classic example of host–microbiome symbiosis. In this obligatory relationship, the host feeds on plant fibers that can only be degraded through a set of complex metabolic cascades, exclusively encoded in rumen-associated microbes. These various metabolic pathways are distributed across a multitude of microbial populations. Application of basic ecological principles to this ecosystem can contribute to profound understanding of the rules that shape it. Here, we discuss recent studies by examining the mapping between host attributes, rumen ecosystem composition, and functionality to propose simple, yet powerful concepts to guide the interpretation of microbiome data and enable a better understanding of how the system responds to perturbations.",
keywords = "feed-efficiency, food webs, host microbiome interactions, metabolic pathway, methane emission, microbial niche modification, microbiome ecology",
author = "Sarah Mora{\"i}s and Itzhak Mizrahi",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are particularly thankful to Professor Otto Cordero (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Dr Elie Jami (Agricultural Research Organization, Israel), and Professor Edward A. Bayer (Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel) for their critical review of the manuscript and valuable insights. The authors appreciate the support of the European Research Council under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (No. 640384), Israel Science Foundation (No. 1313/13), the Israeli Chief Scientist Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Fund (No. 362-0426), the Israeli Chief Scientist Ministry of Science Foundation (No. 3-10880), and the European Union Horizon 2020 contract: Sustainable production of next generation biofuels from waste streams: Waste2Fuels. Funding Information: The authors are particularly thankful to Professor Otto Cordero (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA), Dr Elie Jami (Agricultural Research Organization, Israel), and Professor Edward A. Bayer (Weizmann Institute of Sciences, Israel) for their critical review of the manuscript and valuable insights. The authors appreciate the support of the European Research Council under the European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (No. 640384 ), Israel Science Foundation (No. 1313/13 ), the Israeli Chief Scientist Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Fund (No. 362-0426 ), the Israeli Chief Scientist Ministry of Science Foundation (No. 3-10880 ), and the European Union Horizon 2020 contract: Sustainable production of next generation biofuels from waste streams: Waste2Fuels. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2019",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.tim.2018.12.011",
language = "English",
volume = "27",
pages = "538--549",
journal = "Trends in Microbiology",
issn = "0966-842X",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "6",
}