Antiviral defense systems in the rumen microbiome.

The continuous interaction between phages and their respective hosts has resulted in the evolution of multiple bacterial immune mechanisms. However, the diversity and prevalence of antiviral defense systems in complex communities are still unknown. We therefore investigated the diversity and abundance of viral defense systems in 3,038 high-quality bacterial and archaeal genomes from the rumen.

Strategies to Enhance Cultivation of Anaerobic Bacteria from Gastrointestinal Tract of Chicken.

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of chicken is a complex ecosystem harboring trillions of microbes that play a pivotal role in the host's physiology, digestion, nutrient absorption, immune system maturation, and prevention of pathogen intrusion. For optimal animal health and productivity, it is imperative to characterize these microorganisms and comprehend their role. While the GIT of poultry holds a reservoir of microorganisms with potential probiotic applications, most of the diversity remains unexplored.

Host specific adaptations of to poultry.

The genus encompasses species adapted to vertebrate hosts and fermented food. Their genomes encode adaptations to the host lifestyle. Reports of gut microbiota from chicken and turkey gastrointestinal tract have shown a high persistence of along the digestive system compared to other species found in the same host.

Promotion of the growth and yield of by synthetic microbial communities from Jala maize.

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are a source of nutrient supply, stimulate plant growth, and even act in the biocontrol of phytopathogens. However, these phenotypic traits have rarely been explored in culturable bacteria from native maize landraces. In this study, synthetic microbial communities (SynCom) were assembled with a set of PGPB isolated from the Jala maize landrace, some of them with additional abilities for the biocontrol of phytopathogenic fungi and the stimulation of plant-induced systemic resistance (ISR).

Dynamic Development of Viral and Bacterial Diversity during Grass Silage Preservation.

Ensilaging is one of the most common feed preservation processes using lactic acid bacteria to stabilize feed and save feed quality. The silage bacterial community is well known but the role of the virome and its relationship with the bacterial community is scarce. In the present study, metagenomics and amplicon sequencing were used to describe the composition of the bacterial and viral community during a 40-day grass silage preservation.

The Mexican giant maize of Jala landrace harbour plant-growth-promoting rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria.

The giant landrace of maize Jala is a native crop cultured in Nayarit and Jalisco States in the occident of México. In this study, after screening 374 rhizospheric and endophytic bacteria isolated from rhizospheric soil, root, and seed tissues of maize Jala, a total of 16 bacterial strains were selected for their plant-growth-promoting potential and identified by 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis. The isolates exhibited different combinations of phenotypic traits, including solubilisation of phosphate from hydroxyapatite, production of a broad spectrum of siderophores such as cobalt, iron, molybdenum, vanadium, or zinc (Co, Fe, Mo, V, Zn), and nitrogen fixation capabilities, which were detected in both rhizospheric and endophytic strains.