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Diurnal Variation of Epiphytic Microbiota: an Unignorable Factor Affecting the Anaerobic Fermentation Characteristics of Sorghum-Sudangrass Hybrid Silage

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العنوان: Diurnal Variation of Epiphytic Microbiota: an Unignorable Factor Affecting the Anaerobic Fermentation Characteristics of Sorghum-Sudangrass Hybrid Silage
المؤلفون: Zhihao Dong, Junfeng Li, Siran Wang, Dong Dong, Tao Shao
المصدر: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2023)
بيانات النشر: American Society for Microbiology, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Microbiology
مصطلحات موضوعية: diurnal variation, epiphytic microbiota, fermentation characteristics, sorghum-sudangrass hybrid, Microbiology, QR1-502
الوصف: ABSTRACT Forage epiphytic microbiota exhibits pronounced changes in composition and function throughout the day. However, the effects of these changes on silage fermentation are rarely explored. Here, we transplanted the epiphytic microbiota of sorghum-sudangrass hybrid (SSG) harvested at 7:00 h (AM), 12:00 h (M), and 17:00 h (PM) to sterilized SSG to evaluate the effects of diurnal variation of epiphytic microbiota on fermentation characteristics. During fermentation, remarkable differences in bacterial community successions were observed between silages inoculated with AM and M microbiota. Compared to AM microbiota, M microbiota inoculation increased the proportions of Pantoea dispersa, Leuconostoc lactis, Enterobacter, and Klebsiella variicola, whereas it decreased the proportions of Weissella cibaria and Lactobacillus plantarum during fermentation. This led to the most rapid pH declines and organic acid production in AM silage and the slowest in M silage. Both M and PM microbiota affected the bacterial cooccurrence patterns, indicated by decreased complexity and stability in the community structures of M and PM silages compared to that of AM silage. The predicted functions indicated that some key carbohydrate metabolism pathways related to lactic acid synthesis were downregulated, while some competing pathways (ascorbate and aldarate metabolism and C5-branched dibasic acid metabolism) were upregulated in M silage compared to AM silage after 3 days of fermentation. Correlation analysis revealed positive correlations between competing pathways and enterobacterial species. The current study highlights the importance of diurnal variation of epiphytic microbiota in affecting the silage bacterial community, potentially providing an effective strategy to improve silage quality by optimizing harvest time. IMPORTANCE Ensiling is a way to preserve wet biomass for animal and bioenergy production worldwide. The fermentation quality of silage is largely dependent on the epiphytic microbiota of the material. Plant epiphytic microbiota exhibit diurnal changes in composition and function. However, the effects of these changes on silage fermentation are rarely explored. The results presented here demonstrated that diurnal variation of epiphytic microbiota could affect the fermentation characteristics and bacterial community during SSG fermentation. Marked bacterial community differences were observed between AM and M silages during the initial 3 days of fermentation. The dominance rate of Lactobacillus plantarum was highest in AM silage, whereas enterobacterial species were more abundant in M silage. The predicted function revealed downregulated lactic acid synthesis pathways and upregulated competing pathways in M silage compared to those in AM silage. This study provides clues for technological-parameter optimization of the fermentation process by the selection of harvest time.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2165-0497
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03404-22
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/c18e02f9a99f456ba536eb847359fc49
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.18e02f9a99f456ba536eb847359fc49
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:21650497
DOI:10.1128/spectrum.03404-22