Interaction of gut microflora with tannins in feeds |
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Authors: | Gunjan Goel A K Puniya C N Aguilar Kishan Singh |
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Institution: | (1) Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India;(2) Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Coahuila, 25000, Mexico |
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Abstract: | Tannins (hydrolyzable and condensed) are water-soluble polyphenolic compounds that exert antinutritional effects on ruminants by forming complexes with dietary proteins. They limit nitrogen supply to animals, besides inhibiting the growth and activity of ruminal microflora. However, some gastrointestinal microbes are able to break tannin–protein complexes while preferentially degrading hydrolyzable tannins (HTs). Streptococcus gallolyticus, Lonepinella koalarum and Selenomonas ruminantium are the dominant bacterial species that have the ability to degrade HTs. These tanninolytic microorganisms possess tannin-degrading ability and have developed certain mechanisms to tolerate tannins in feeds. Hence, selection of efficient tanninolytic microbes and transinoculation among animals for long-term benefits become areas of intensive interest. Here, we review the effects of tannins on ruminants, the existence and significance of tannin-degrading microorganisms in diverse groups of animals and the mechanisms that tannin-degrading microorganisms have developed to counter the toxic effects of tannin. |
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Keywords: | Tannins Ruminants Degradation Adaptation Transinoculation |
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