Fig. 3

The core specific bacterial biomarker. Significantly different genus bacteria between alfalfa silage (AS) and mulberry leaf silage (MS) treatments (B) were tested by Wilcoxon rank-sum test with P-value of < 0.05 (A). LEfSe (Linear discriminant analysis Effect Size) determined using the Wilcoxon rank sum test (P < 0.05) with a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) score analysis shows differentially abundant bacteria communities between alfalfa silage (AS) and mulberry leaf silage (MS) treatments (B); The cladogram shows the taxonomic levels represented by rings with six layers from the inside of this plot to the outside, corresponding to six levels of taxonomy (kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, and genus). Each node (small circle) represents a taxon (C). Green and red columns or nodes represent the bacteria with the significant higher relative abundance in MS and AS group, respectively