Bringing Archaeal biodiversity to life from native Australian herbivores

该项目的目的是提供我们最近发现的新微生物的深入功能理解，这些微生物来自居住在澳大利亚本土食草动物消化道中的Domain degreea。这些动物是独特的自然资源，具有重要的文化、环境和经济意义，但越来越容易受到栖息地变化和退化的影响。目前对与这些动物共同进化的微生物知之甚少，以支持它们的营养和健康。该项目将填补这些知识空白，预计随后的发现将提供与环境健康评估相关的产品和服务，并维持这些标志性物种的“低碳甲烷经济”。

The aim of this project is to provide deep functional understanding of our recent discovery of novel microbes from the Domain Archaea that inhabit the digestive tracts of native Australian herbivores. These animals are unique natural resources of great cultural, environmental, and economic significance, but increasingly susceptible to habitat change and degradation. Very little is currently known about the microbes that have co-evolved with these animals, to support their nutrition and health. The project will address these knowledge gaps, and the ensuing discoveries are expected to deliver products and services relevant to environmental health assessment and sustaining the "low methane carbon economy" attributed to these iconic species.