Ruminants are foregut fermenters that have the remarkable ability of converting plant
polymers that are indigestible to humans into assimilable comestibles like meat and milk …

The rumen of ruminants is a natural anaerobic fermentation system that efficiently degrades
lignocellulosic biomass and mainly depends on synergistic interactions between multiple …

Ruminant livestock are important sources of human food and global greenhouse gas
emissions. Feed degradation and methane formation by ruminants rely on metabolic …

The complex carbohydrates of terrestrial and marine biomass represent a rich nutrient
source for free-living and mutualistic microbes alike. The enzymatic saccharification of these …

The bulk terrestrial biomass resource in a future bio-economy will be lignocellulosic
biomass, which is recalcitrant and challenging to process. Enzymatic conversion of …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the earth's most abundant renewable feedstock alternative that
comprises of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin. The synergistic action of …

This book presents a series of chapters on the current knowledge with an emphasis on the
interactions of host animal with the microbes in the rumen. The whole content is divided into …

Pectin, an integral component of the plant cell wall, is a recalcitrant substrate against
enzymatic challenges by most animals. In characterizing the source of a leaf beetle's …

The herbivore rumen ecosystem constitutes an extremely efficient degradation machinery for
the intricate chemical structure of fiber biomass, thus, enabling the hosting animal to digest …

The bovine rumen represents a highly specialized bioreactor where plant cell wall
polysaccharides (PCWPs) are efficiently deconstructed via numerous enzymes produced by …