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Creevey, C; Oyama, LB; Mizrahi, I; Denman, SE; Popova, M; Munoz-tamayo, R; Forano, E; Waters, SM; Hess, M; Tapio, I; Smidt, H; Krizsan, S; Yanez-Ruiz, DR; Belanche, A; Guan, LL; Gruninger, RJ; McAllister, T; Newbold, J; Roehe, R; Dewhurst, RJ; Snelling, TJ; Watson, M; Suen, G; Hart, E; Kingston-Smith, A; Scollan, N; Do Prado, RM; Pilau, E; Mantovani, HC; Attwood, GT; Edwards, JE; McEwan, N; Morrison, S; Mayorga, O; Elliott, C;  \nMorgavi, DP Published in:  \nFrontiers in Microbiology  \nDOI:  \n10.3389/fmicb.2018.02161  \nFirst published: 25/09/2018  \nDocument Version  \nPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of record  \nLink to publication  \nCitation for pulished version (APA):  \nHuws, SA. , Creevey, C. , Oyama, LB. , Mizrahi, I. , Denman, SE. , Popova, M. , Munoz-tamayo, R. , Forano, E. , Waters, SM. , Hess, M. , Tapio, I. , Smidt, H. , Krizsan, S. , Yanez-Ruiz, DR. , Belanche, A. , Guan, LL. , Gruninger, RJ. , McAllister, T. , Newbold, J. , ... Morgavi, DP. (2018) . Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present and future. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9 , 21-61.  \nAdvance online publication. 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Aug. 2026  \nEdited by:  \nZhongtang Yu,  \nThe Ohio State University, United States  \nReviewed by:  \nShengguo Zhao,  \nInstitute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China  \nSuzanne Lynn Ishaq, University of Oregon, United States  \n*Correspondence:  \nSharon A. Huws[s.huws@qub.ac.uk](s.huws@qub.ac.uk)  \n[Specialty section:](Specialty section:)  \nThis article was submitted to Microbial Symbioses, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology  \nReceived: 31 May 2018  \nAccepted: 23 August 2018  \nPublished: 25 September 2018  \nCitation:  \nHuws SA, Creevey CJ, Oyama LB, Mizrahi I, Denman SE, Popova M, Muñoz-Tamayo R, Forano E,  \nWaters SM, Hess M, Tapio I, Smidt H, Krizsan SJ, Yáñez-Ruiz DR,  \nBelancheA, Guan L, Gruninger RJ, McAllister TA, Newbold CJ, Roehe R, Dewhurst RJ, Snelling TJ, Watson M, Suen G, Hart EH, Kingston-SmithAH, Scollan ND, do Prado RM, Pilau EJ, Mantovani HC, Attwood GT, Edwards JE, McEwan NR,  \nMorrisson S, Mayorga OL, Elliott Cand Morgavi DP (2018) Addressing Global Ruminant Agricultural Challenges Through Understanding the Rumen Microbiome: Past, Present, and Future.  \nFront. 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