Table 1 Biochemical characteristics of rumen fluid used to analyze growth patterns of O157 strain 86–24 in Experiment I
From: The Escherichia coli O157:H7 bovine rumen fluid proteome reflects adaptive bacterial responses
Sample analysis | Depleted rumen fluid | Filtered rumen fluid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample A | Sample B | Sample A | Sample B | |
pH1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
Volatile Fatty Acids (μm/ml; VFA) | ||||
Total VFA | 324 | 207 | 211 | 157 |
Acetic acid | 201 | 142 | 144 | 112 |
(62%)2 | (69%) | (68%) | (71%) | |
Propionic acid | 41 | 28 | 31 | 23 |
(13%) | (14%) | (15%) | (15%) | |
Butyric acid | 43 | 20 | 16 | 10 |
(13%) | (10%) | (8%) | (6%) | |