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Table 3 The copy numbers of Methanobrevibacter, M. smithii and M. boviskoreani in samples from pigs of the four groups

From: Dietary pea fiber increases diversity of colonic methanogens of pigs with a shift from Methanobrevibacter to Methanomassiliicoccus-like genus and change in numbers of three hydrogenotrophs

Methanogen group

Piglet-C

Piglet-P

P-Value

Finisher-C

Finisher-P

P-Value

Methanobrevibacter

4.00 × 106 ± 2.43 × 106

9.43 × 106 ± 1.81 × 106

0.00

6.90 × 106 ± 5.55 × 106

1.00 × 108 ± 6.17 × 106

0.00

M. smithii

4.82 × 105 ± 2.51 × 105

2.58 × 104 ± 4.72 × 104

0.00

1.29 × 106 ± 1.46 × 106

1.88 × 107 ± 1.09 × 107

0.00

M. boviskoreani

1.47 × 105 ± 2.51 × 105

2.39 × 105 ± 1.60 × 105

0.03

1.93 × 104 ± 5.79 × 104

4.35 × 104 ± 1.44 × 105

0.61

Methanobrevibacter%

0.97 ± 0.03

0.61 ± 0.07

0.00

0.87 ± 0.08

0.78 ± 0.05

0.02

  1. The real-time PCR data are shown as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD)
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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