The performance of lactic acid bacteria in silage production: A review of modern biotechnology for silage improvement

Community Synergy of Lactic Acid Bacteria and Cleaner Fermentation of Oat Silage Prepared with a Multispecies Microbial Inoculant

“…Recently, detailed results regarding specific individual microbial inoculants have provided sufficient information to develop compound LAB in a more precise way ( 19 ). Therefore, studies on the performance of different LAB species combinations in terms of microbial community dynamics, silage fermentation characterization, feed value, and aerobic stability in the silo and feed-out periods are required.…”

“…Compound LAB inoculants have shown beneficial effects on silage quality for different whole crops and forage biomass silages ( 19 ). Several studies have shown that proper compound LAB inoculants can improve silage fermentation and nutritional quality ( 20 ).…”

Potential factors causing failure of whole plant nettle (Urtica cannabina) silages

“…Additionally, in a previous study, nettle ethanol extract exhibited week inhibitory capacity against Lactobacillus plantarum (MIC = 72.43 mg/ml) when compared with the inhibitory capacity of some antibiotics, such as erythromycin, ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, and gentamicin (MIC = 0.078–5 μg/ml) ( Kukric et al, 2012 ). In addition, although inoculation with Lactobacillus could enhance Lactobacillus activity during ensiling and improve silage fermentation quality ( Okoye et al, 2022 ), such effects were not observed following inoculation of nettle silage with Lactobacillu s in a previous study ( Zhang et al, 2010 ). Therefore, the results suggest that the Lactobacillus activity was suppressed highly during the nettle ensiling process, which could be attributed to competition for substrates with other LAB, or partly to nettle antibacterial activity.…”

Panacea for the nanoplastic surge in Africa: A state-of-the-art review

“…Biodegradation of NPs usually involves the release of certain extracellular enzymes (such as hydrolases) by microorganisms, which transforms complex NP polymers into low molecular forms through biodeterioration, bio-fragmentation, biosynthesis, and mineralization [ 166 , 207 ]. This process is influenced by biotic (metabolic activity, the release of acids, enzymatic activity) [ 208 , 209 ], abiotic factors (surface morphology, topography, surface hydrophobicity, electric charge distribution), and other environmental conditions (such as temperature, pH, salinity, oxygen level) [ 207 , 210 ].…”