Fig. 1From: Ensilage using Leuconostoc lactis and Weissella confusa reduces microbial risk and enhances hygienic quality of whole-crop cornBacterial community diversities of fresh WCC and WCC silage. A Rarefaction curves based on observed the OTUs number and Shannon index. B Alpha diversities (Shannon, Chao) of the bacterial community. C Alpha diversities (Coverage indices) of the bacterial community. D Beta diversities of the bacterial community, calculated by principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) based on the Bray–Curtis distance metric. FM, fresh WCC; CON, control (WCC treated with distilled water); LS, WCC inoculated with Lc. lactis, WA, WCC inoculated with W. confusaBack to article page