inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms along with rock phosphate is known to enhance the available p from soil. the success of such solubilization is largely dependent on the ability of the inoculant strain to survive under adverse environmental conditions. in this context, liquid inoculants are gaining importance and are becoming popular with longer shelf-life. in the present inv...

the aim of the experiment was to determine the effect of different dry matter content and addition of silage inoculant on the ruminal protein degradability. alfalfa herbage was collected from two cuts and the fresh matter was sampled two times during each cut (with different dry matter content). during the preparation of experimental micro-silages, the chopped forage was treated with a microbia...

Seed-based ecosystem restoration has huge potential to restore degraded drylands. However, fewer than 10% of directly sown seeds transition established seedlings. One the factors restricting plant establishment in soils is low abundance and diversity native soil micro-organisms. In this study, we investigated whether returning indigenous bacteria cyanobacteria consortia dryland improved seedlin...

We report here the 4.19-Mb draft genome sequence of Bacillus licheniformis VSD4, a Gram-positive bacterium of the Bacillaceae family, isolated from leaves of Hedera helix growing at a high-traffic city center in Belgium. Knowledge about its genome will help to evaluate its potential as an inoculant in phylloremediation applications.

We report here the 6.55-Mb draft genome sequence of Rhodococcus erythropolis VSD3, a Gram-positive bacterium of the Nocardiaceae family, isolated from leaves of Hedera helix growing at a high-traffic city center in Belgium. The exploration of its genome will contribute to the assessment of its application as an inoculant in phylloremediation approaches.

Exogenous protease addition may be an option to increase proteolysis of zein proteins and thus starch digestibility in rehydrated and high-moisture corn (HMC) ensiled for short periods. In addition, microbial inoculation may accelerate fermentation and increase acid production and thus increase solubilization of zein proteins. Four experiments were performed to evaluate the effect on fermentati...

Silage is widely used as ruminant feed all over the world. Lactic acid bacteria inoculants are commonly applied in silage production to improve preservation efficiency. To investigate effects of lactic bacteria-inoculated on bacterial communities and metabolites digestive tract, twenty-four local hybrid rams (a Small Tail Han sheep Mongolian with an average initial BW 27.8 ± 3.05 kg) were rando...