Microbial community dynamics during alfalfa silage with or without clostridial fermentation

Abstract This study was conducted to examine the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum (LP) and sucrose (S) on clostridial community dynamics and correlation between clostridia and other bacteria in alfalfa silage during ensiling. Fresh alfalfa was directly ensiled without (CK) or with additives (LP, S...

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Main Authors: Rongrong Li, Di Jiang, Mingli Zheng, Pengjiao Tian, Menghu Zheng, Chuncheng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74958-1