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ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 63-70Publisher
ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN ASSOC ANIMAL PRODUCTION SOC
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.17.0018
Keywords
Rumen; Gossypol-degrading Bacteria; High-performance Liquid Chromatography; Free Gossypol; Total Gossypol
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- Science Foundation of Anhui [1608085MC58]
- Science and Technology Research Projects of Anhui [1604e0302006]
- Anhui Institute of Generic Industrial Science and Technology in Livestock and Poultry
- Science and Technology Cooperation Research Project of Qinghai [2016-HZ-813]
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Objective: The aim of the study was to isolate gossypol-degrading bacteria and to assess its potential for gossypol degradation. Methods: Rumen liquid was collected from fistulated cows grazing the experimental pasture. Approximately 1 mL of the rumen liquid was spread onto basal medium plates containing 2 g/L gossypol as the only source of carbon and was then cultured at 39 degrees C to isolate gossypoldegrading bacteria. The isolated colonies were cultured for 6 h and then their size and shape observed by microscope and scanning electron microscope. The 16S rRNA gene of isolated colonies was sequenced and aligned using National Center for Biotechnology InformationBasic Local Align-ment Search Tool. The various fermentation conditions, initial pH, incubation temperature, inoculum level and fermentationperiod were analyzed in cottonseed meal (CSM). The crude protein (CP), total gossypol (TG), and free gossypol (FG) were determined in CSM after fermen-tation with isolated strain at 39 degrees C for 72 h. Results: Screening results showed that a single bacterial isolate, named Rumen Bacillus Subtilis (RBS), could use gossypol as a carbon source. The bacterium was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as being 98% homologous to the sequence of Bacillus subtilis strain GH38. The optimum fermentation conditions were found to be 72 h, 39 degrees C, pH 6.5, moisture 50%, inoculum level 107 cell/g. In the optimum fermentation conditions, the FG and TG content in fermented CSM decreased 78.86% and 49% relative to the control. The content of CP and the essential amino acids of the fermented CSM increased respectively, compared with the control. Conclusion: The isolation of a gossypol-degrading bacterium from the cow rumen is of great importance for gossypol biodegradation and may be a valuable potential source for gossypoldegradation of CSM.
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