Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle
Abstract Several studies have evaluated the effects of live yeast supplementation on rumen microbial population; however, its effect on differential microbial genes and their functional potential has not been described. Thus, this study applied shotgun metagenomic sequencing to evaluate the effects...
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| author | Ibukun M. Ogunade Jerusha Lay Kenneth Andries Christina J. McManus Frederick Bebe |
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| description | Abstract Several studies have evaluated the effects of live yeast supplementation on rumen microbial population; however, its effect on differential microbial genes and their functional potential has not been described. Thus, this study applied shotgun metagenomic sequencing to evaluate the effects of live yeast supplementation on genetic and functional potential of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle. Eight rumen-cannulated Holstein steers were randomly assigned to two treatments in a cross-over design with two 25-day experimental periods and a 10-day wash-out between the two periods. The steers were housed in individual pens and fed 50% concentrate-mix and 50% red clover/orchard hay ad libitum. Treatments were (1) control (CON; basal diet without additive) and (2) yeast (YEA; basal diet plus 15 g/d of live yeast product). Rumen fluid samples were collected at 3, 6, and 9 h after feeding on the last d of each period. Sequencing was done on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. Dietary yeast supplementation increased the relative abundance of carbohydrate-fermenting bacteria (such as Ruminococcus albus, R. champanellensis, R. bromii, and R. obeum) and lactate-utilizing bacteria (such as Megasphaera elsdenii, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, and D. vulgaris). A total of 154 differentially abundant genes (DEGs) were obtained (false discovery rate < 0.01). Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation analysis of the DEGs revealed that 10 pathways, including amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, pantothenate and coenzyme A biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, beta-alanine metabolism, polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis, protein export, ribosome, and bacterial secretory system, were enriched in steers fed YEA. Annotation analysis of the DEGs in the carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZy) database revealed that the abundance of genes coding for enzymes belonging to glycoside hydrolases, glycosyltransferases, and carbohydrate binding modules were enriched in steers fed YEA. These results confirm the effectiveness of a live S. cerevisiae product for improving rumen function in beef steers by increasing the abundance of cellulolytic bacteria, lactic acid-utilizing bacteria, and carbohydrate-active enzymes in the rumen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44e9721adbc044028d728fe6d77619852022-12-22T01:32:06ZengBMCJournal of Animal Science and Biotechnology2049-18912019-09-011011710.1186/s40104-019-0378-xEffects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattleIbukun M. Ogunade0Jerusha Lay1Kenneth Andries2Christina J. McManus3Frederick Bebe4College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, Kentucky State UniversityCollege of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, Kentucky State UniversityCollege of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, Kentucky State UniversityCollege of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, Kentucky State UniversityCollege of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment, Kentucky State UniversityAbstract Several studies have evaluated the effects of live yeast supplementation on rumen microbial population; however, its effect on differential microbial genes and their functional potential has not been described. Thus, this study applied shotgun metagenomic sequencing to evaluate the effects of live yeast supplementation on genetic and functional potential of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle. Eight rumen-cannulated Holstein steers were randomly assigned to two treatments in a cross-over design with two 25-day experimental periods and a 10-day wash-out between the two periods. The steers were housed in individual pens and fed 50% concentrate-mix and 50% red clover/orchard hay ad libitum. Treatments were (1) control (CON; basal diet without additive) and (2) yeast (YEA; basal diet plus 15 g/d of live yeast product). Rumen fluid samples were collected at 3, 6, and 9 h after feeding on the last d of each period. Sequencing was done on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. Dietary yeast supplementation increased the relative abundance of carbohydrate-fermenting bacteria (such as Ruminococcus albus, R. champanellensis, R. bromii, and R. obeum) and lactate-utilizing bacteria (such as Megasphaera elsdenii, Desulfovibrio desulfuricans, and D. vulgaris). A total of 154 differentially abundant genes (DEGs) were obtained (false discovery rate < 0.01). Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) annotation analysis of the DEGs revealed that 10 pathways, including amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis, pantothenate and coenzyme A biosynthesis, glutathione metabolism, beta-alanine metabolism, polyketide sugar unit biosynthesis, protein export, ribosome, and bacterial secretory system, were enriched in steers fed YEA. Annotation analysis of the DEGs in the carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZy) database revealed that the abundance of genes coding for enzymes belonging to glycoside hydrolases, glycosyltransferases, and carbohydrate binding modules were enriched in steers fed YEA. These results confirm the effectiveness of a live S. cerevisiae product for improving rumen function in beef steers by increasing the abundance of cellulolytic bacteria, lactic acid-utilizing bacteria, and carbohydrate-active enzymes in the rumen.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0378-xFunctional potentialLive yeastRumen |
| spellingShingle | Ibukun M. Ogunade Jerusha Lay Kenneth Andries Christina J. McManus Frederick Bebe Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology Functional potential Live yeast Rumen |
| title | Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| title_full | Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| title_fullStr | Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| title_short | Effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| title_sort | effects of live yeast on differential genetic and functional attributes of rumen microbiota in beef cattle |
| topic | Functional potential Live yeast Rumen |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0378-x |
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