Identification of a previously uncharacterized Ruminococcaceae bacterial species associated with inclusion of high levels of lipid in the diet of beef steers

An abstract of a study by Hron et al evaluating ruminal microbial composition among 5 ruminally cannulated steers fed a corn-based diet with inclusion of 0, 4 or 8% added saturated (tallow) or unsaturated (linseed oil) lipids is presented. In 3 of the 5 steers, a single species-level Operational Tax...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inJournal of animal science Vol. 95; p. 289
Main Authors Hron, C, Brake, D W, Blom, E J, St-Pierre, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Champaign Oxford University Press 01.08.2017
Subjects
Abundance
Bacteria
Cattle
Corn
Data bases
Diet
Feeds
Linseed oil
Lipids
Microorganisms
Oils & fats
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:An abstract of a study by Hron et al evaluating ruminal microbial composition among 5 ruminally cannulated steers fed a corn-based diet with inclusion of 0, 4 or 8% added saturated (tallow) or unsaturated (linseed oil) lipids is presented. In 3 of the 5 steers, a single species-level Operational Taxonomic Unit (OUT) was found in much greater abundance when diets included saturated or unsaturated lipids. This OTU was, in contrast, found in much lower abundance in controls classifier to the family Ruminococcaceae while database searches using BLAST revealed only one match (99%) to sequences of the NCBI "nt" database. To their knowledge, this is the first report of an OTU associated with greater lipid inclusion in diets to ruminants.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/asasann.2017.590