Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
Diversity
Abstract
The Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae are two of the most abundant families from the order Clostridiales found in the mammalian gut environment, and have been associated with the maintenance of gut health. While they are both diverse groups, they share a common role as active plant degraders. By comparing the genomes of the Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae with the Clostridiaceae, a more commonly free-living group, we identify key carbohydrate-active enzymes, sugar transport mechanisms, and metabolic pathways that distinguish these two commensal groups as specialists for the degradation of complex plant material.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/d5030627
Pages
627-640
Volume
5
Special Issue
Microbial Ecology and Diversity
Issue
3
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Biddle, Amy; Stewart, Lucy; Blanchard, Jeffrey; and Leschine, Susan, "Untangling the Genetic Basis of Fibrolytic Specialization by Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae in Diverse Gut Communities" (2013). Diversity. 9.
https://doi.org/10.3390/d5030627