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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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