Bacterial communities associated with silage of different forage crops in Malaysian climate analysed using 16S amplicon metagenomics.

ABSTRACT: Silage produced in tropical countries is prone to spoilage because of high humidity and temperature. Therefore, determining indigenous bacteria as potential inoculants is important to improve silage quality. This study aimed to determine bacterial community and functional changes associated with ensiling using amplicon metagenomics and to predict potential bacterial additives associated with silage quality in the Malaysian climate. Silages of two forage crops (sweet corn and Napier) were prepared, and their fermentation properties and functional bacterial communities were analysed. After ensiling, both silages were predominated by lactic acid bacteria (LAB), and they exhibited good silage quality with significant increment in lactic acid, reductions in pH and water-soluble carbohydrates, l

SUBMITTER: Hisham MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9061801 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature