Figure 6
Lignocellulose degradation network. The network illustrates the process of macromolecule degradation and subsequent fermentation inside the N. corniger gut. The influential hemicellulolytic microbes (large green, orange, and gray-colored nodes) release extracellular enzymes (blue triangle) in their microenvironment denoted with the grey arrow. The effective enzyme cocktail act on macromolecule (deep cyan node) to produce small metabolites (small black nodes) as community feed. Fermentative microbial entities (large red nodes) can uptake small metabolites from the microenvironment to produce essential fermentative end products for maintaining the viability of a dynamic microbiota. Edges are weighted according to the confidence of a particular interaction.
