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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (11): 132-143.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2021064

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Screening of superior lactic acid bacteria from natural Lolium multiflorum silage and their effects on silage quality

Jie YUAN2,3(), Ran-ran MA1,3, Wen-jie ZHANG1,3, Neng-xiang XU1,3, Ran-ran ZHAO1,3, Hong-ru GU1,3, Cheng-long DING1,3()   

  1. 1.Institute of Animal Science,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science,Nanjing 210014,China
    2.Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science,Nanjing 210014,China
    3.Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Nanjing 210014,China
  • Received:2021-02-08 Revised:2021-06-09 Online:2021-10-19 Published:2021-10-19
  • Contact: Cheng-long DING

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to isolate superior lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains suitable for Italian ryegrass silage fermentation. LAB were isolated from naturally fermenting Italian ryegrass and strains with rapid growth rate and high acid production efficiency were identified and selected. Subsequently the physiological and biochemical characteristics of these strains were analyzed and we then investigated the influence of these strains on the quality of Italian ryegrass silage. Using the traditional plate culture method, 180 strains of LAB were isolated from naturally fermenting Italian ryegrass silage in this study. Among them, five strains of LAB grew rapidly and had strong acid production ability. These five strains grew well in MRS liquid medium with a NaCl concentration of 3.0%, temperature of 15-35 ℃ and pH of 3.5-7.0. According to 16S rRNA gene sequence alignment and identification, four of the strains (designated PR_LAB_9, PR_LAB_34, PR_LAB_67 and PR_LAB_86) were Lactobacillus plantarum, and a fifth (PR_LAB_76) was Pediococcus pentosaceus. The growth curve and acid production ability of these five strains were determined. All these five LAB strains were able to reproduce and produce acid in 12 hours, and strain PR_LAB_76 had faster growth rate and better acid production efficiency in 24 h than the other four LAB strains. Fermentation quality, nutrient composition and microbial counts of Italian ryegrass ensiled without or with the five LAB strains were also investigated in the present study. All five LAB strains improved the quality of Italian ryegrass silage, including significant reduction in the pH, ammonia nitrogen content and dry matter loss, and increase in the water soluble carbohydrate concentration of ensiled forage. The dry matter content, crude protein content, lactic acid content and LAB counts in the group treated with PR_LAB_76 were significantly higher, and the pH value and yeast counts in the PR_LAB_76 treated silage were significantly lower than those of the four groups treated with other LAB strains. In conclusion, P. pentosaceus PR_LAB_76 was identified in this study as a superior inoculum for industry use in the production of Italian ryegrass silage.

Key words: Lolium multiflorum, silage, Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus pentosaceus, acid production characteristics, silage quality