Table 2 Biochemical characteristics of rumen fluid used to analyze growth patterns of O157 strain 86–24 in Experiment II
From: The Escherichia coli O157:H7 bovine rumen fluid proteome reflects adaptive bacterial responses
Sample analysis | Depleted rumen fluid | Filtered rumen fluid | Unfiltered rumen fluid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample A | Sample B | Sample A | Sample B | Sample A | Sample B | |
pH1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Volatile Fatty Acids (μm/ml; VFA) | ||||||
Total | 203 | 205 | 144 | 153 | 210 | 165 |
Acetic acid | 139 | 140 | 103 | 110 | 141 | 104 |
(68%)2 | (68%) | (72%) | (72%) | (67%) | (63%) | |
Propionic acid | 28 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 30 |
(14%) | (14%) | (13%) | (15%) | (15%) | (18%) | |
Butyric acid | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 17 |
(9%) | (9%) | (6%) | (7%) | (10%) | (10%) | |