Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 96, Issue 13, Pages 4565-4574Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7674
Keywords
condensed tannin; diversity; Illumina MiSeq; Leucaena; molecular weight; rumen bacteria
Funding
- Universiti Putra Malaysia under the Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) [01-01-11-1131RU, 01-02-12-1710RU]
- Monash Tropical and Biology Medicine Platform
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BACKGROUND: Condensed tannin (CT) fractions of different molecular weights (MWs) may affect rumen microbial metabolism by altering bacterial diversity. In this study the effects of unfractionated CTs (F0) and five CT fractions (F1-F5) of different MWs (F1, 1265.8 Da; F2, 1028.6 Da; F3, 652.2 Da; F4, 562.2 Da; F5, 469.6 Da) from Leucaena leucocephala hybrid-Rendang (LLR) on the structure and diversity of the rumen bacterial community were investigated in vitro. RESULTS: Real-time polymerase chain reaction assay showed that the total bacterial population was not significantly (P > 0.05) different among the dietary treatments. Inclusion of higher-MW CT fractions F1 and F2 significantly (P <0.05) increased the Fibrobacter succinogenes population compared with FO and CT fractions F3-F5. Although inclusion of FO and CT fractions (F1- F5) significantly (P <0.05) decreased the Ruminococcus flavefaciens population, there was no effect on the Ruminococcus albus population when compared with the control (without CTs). High-throughput sequencing of the V3 region of 16S rRNA showed that the relative abundance of genera Prevotella and unclassified Clostridiales was significantly (P < 0.05) decreased, corresponding with increasing MW of CT fractions, whereas cellulolytic bacteria of the genus Fibrobacter were significantly (P < 0.05) increased. Inclusion of higher-MW CT fractions Fl and/or F2 decreased the relative abundance of minor genera such as Ruminococcus, Streptococcus, Clostridium XIVa and Anaeroplasma but increased the relative abundance of Acinetobacter, Treponema, Selenomonas, Succiniclasticum and unclassified Spirochaetales compared with the control and lower-MW CT fractions. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that CT fractions of different MWs may play an important role in altering the structure and diversity of the rumen bacterial community in vitro, and the impact was more pronounced for CT fractions with higher MW. (C) 2016 Society of Chemical Industry
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