About the Authors
- Sinead C. Leahy
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- William J. Kelly
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Eric Altermann
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Ron S. Ronimus
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Carl J. Yeoman
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Diana M. Pacheco
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Dong Li
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Zhanhao Kong
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Sharla McTavish
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Carrie Sang
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Suzanne C. Lambie
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Peter H. Janssen
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Debjit Dey
-
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Graeme T. Attwood
-
* E-mail: graeme.attwood@agresearch.co.nz
Affiliation Rumen Microbial Genomics, Food Metabolism and Microbiology Section, Food and Textiles Group, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Competing Interests
All authors are current or past employees of AgResearch Limited (www.agresearch.co.nz), a New Zealand Crown Research Institute. Several aspects of the M1 genome have been patented by the PGgRc (WO09041832A2, WO09041831A1, WO09041830A2, 230163USPR). Patent ownership has been transferred from the inventors (authors) to the applicant (PGgRc) therefore the authors have no competing interests.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: WJK GTA. Performed the experiments: SCL WJK EA RSR CJY DMP DL ZK SM CS SCL PHJ DD GTA. Analyzed the data: SCL WJK EA RSR CJY PHJ GTA. Wrote the paper: SCL WJK EA RSR PHJ GTA.