# Seasonal stability of the rumen microbiome contributes to the adaptation patterns to extreme environmental conditions in grazing yak and cattle

*PRI Rank #18 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #18 |
| 18m citations | 20 |
| Journal | BMC Biology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-024-02035-4 |
| Corresponding authors | Ruijun Long, Le Luo Guan |
| Institution | Guizhou University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/ruminant-nutrition-and-digestive-physiology/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1186/s12915-024-02035-4](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02035-4)

## Topics

Rumen microbiota · seasonal stability · Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau · grazing yak · Grazing cattle · Rumen fermentation · xylanase · cellulase · bacterial community alpha diversity · eukaryotic community · GH2 · GH3 · GH160 · cellulose degradation · hemicellulose degradation · microbiome attenuation · buffering values · antimicrobial resistance gene dfrF · CAZyme family GH113 · lignocellulolytic enzymes

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