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Journal Article
Exploring the impact of forage-to-concentrate ratios on the ruminal bacteriome invitro focusing on ciliate-associated bacteria
2025
Overview
Ruminal ciliates are linked to methane production and nitrogen utilization efficiency in ruminants due to their association with other ruminal microorganisms. However, research on the specific interplay between ruminal bacteria and ciliates is still limited, particularly in different dietary conditions. This study examines the effect of the forage-to-concentrate (F:C) ratio on the ruminal bacteriome
in vitro
, focusing on bacteria associated with
Isotricha
spp. and small entodinia. The rumen fluid used as the inoculum for this experiment was collected from two cannulated Hanwoo cows. Dietary treatments included high-forage (
HF
, F:C of 7:3), high-concentrate (
HC
, F:C of 3:7), and control (
CON
, F:C of 5:5). After 24-hour incubation, fractions for entodinia-associated bacteria (
EAB
),
Isotricha
-associated bacteria (
IAB
), and total bacteria (
TB
) were collected for bacteriome analysis using QIIME2 with full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences on the PacBio system. All fermentation parameters, except for NH
3
-N, showed linear changes with increasing F:C ratios (p
≤
0.05). F:C ratio affected
Isotricha
spp. and
Dasytricha
spp. counts. Ciliate-associated bacterial fractions were significantly less diverse than the total bacterial group, as indicated by richness, phylogenetic diversity, and evenness indices. This suggests potential specific associations within ciliate-provided microhabitats. Both diet and ciliate fractions significantly influenced the overall bacteriome (p
≤
0.05). More bacteriome features were differentially abundant due to the ciliate fraction effect rather than diet (q ≤ 0.05). Our newly proposed washing procedure, using higher ciliate cell counts and minimal bacterial contamination, effectively removed free-living or loosely associated bacteria. This allows focus on ciliate-associated bacterial populations, which may include potential symbionts or engulfed bacteria of host ruminal ciliates. Verifying these associations could provide insights into rumen microbiome dynamics, nitrogen utilization, hydrogen balance, and microbiome variation under different F:C ratios.
