Biology:Chordicoccus
Chordicoccus is a genus of Gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria in the family Lachnospiraceae. The genus was described in 2023 and currently contains one validly published species, Chordicoccus furentiruminis.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus name Chordicoccus is derived from Latin chorda, meaning "string", and Neo-Latin coccus, meaning "coccus", referring to the chained arrangement of short coccoid cells.[2]
The type species is C. furentiruminis.[1]
Description
Members of Chordicoccus are anaerobic bacteria belonging to the family Lachnospiraceae.[1] The type strain of C. furentiruminis was isolated from the rumen contents of a healthy Angus steer.[2]
Ecology and research
Chordicoccus furentiruminis has been studied as part of mixtures of native rumen microorganisms administered to beef cattle. A microbial supplement containing C. furentiruminis, Prevotella albensis, and Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens was evaluated for effects on growth performance, methane emissions and the rumen microbiome in beef cattle.[3] A 2025 study of Angus heifers under a high-grain challenge also included C. furentiruminis in a six-strain native rumen microorganism inoculum and reported changes in animal performance and rumen microbial interactions.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Genus: Chordicoccus". Leibniz Institute DSMZ. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/chordicoccus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gaffney, James; Embree, Jordan; Gilmore, Sean; Embree, Mallory (2023). "Chordicoccus furentiruminis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel succinic acid producing bacterium isolated from a steer on a high grain diet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 73 (3): 005751. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005751. PMID 36861667.
- ↑ Pittaluga, Alejandro M.; Yang, Fan; Gaffney, James R.; Embree, Mallory; Relling, Alejandro E. (2023). "Effect of supplementation with ruminal probiotics on growth performance, carcass characteristics, plasma metabolites, methane emissions, and the associated rumen microbiome changes in beef cattle". Journal of Animal Science 101. doi:10.1093/jas/skac308.
- ↑ Yang, Fan; Pittaluga, Alejandro M.; Gaffney, James R.; Embree, Mallory; Relling, Alejandro E. (2025). "Performance improvements and increased ruminal microbial interactions in Angus heifers via supplementation with native rumen bacteria during high-grain challenge". Scientific Reports 15: 3260. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-86331-1.
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