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Table 4 Log 16S rRNA gene copy numbers of specific bacterial groups for the different experimental conditions of modelled cecal microbiota F1, enumerated by qPCR

From: Glycerol and reuterin-producing Limosilactobacillus reuteri enhance butyrate production and inhibit Enterobacteriaceae in broiler chicken cecal microbiota PolyFermS model

 

Log10 16S rRNA gene copies of taxon/mL (mean ± SD)

Total bacteria

Firmicutes

Ruminococcaceae

Lactobacillus-Leuconostoc-Pediococcus spp.

Bacteroidetes

Enterobacteriaceae

Bifidobacteriaceae

CR

 Treatment

10.3 ± 0.1

10.1 ± 0.1

10.1 ± 0.1

6.6 ± 0.4

9.1 ± 0.1

7.5 ± 0.2

7.7 ± 0.1

50G

 Treatment

10.3 ± 0.1

10.1 ± 0.0

10.1 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.3

9.2 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 0.0

 Delta with CR

 + 0.03

 + 0.07

 + 0.07

 + 0.3

 + 0.1

- 0.6

- 0.3

 P value with CR

0.7776

0.2302

0.4216

0.3673

0.3586

0.0158

0.1161

100G

 Treatment

10.4 ± 0.1

10.1 ± 0.1

10.1 ± 0.1

7.2 ± 0.1

9.8 ± 0.2

7.8 ± 0.0

7.0 ± 0.5

 Delta with CR

 + 0.2

0.0

0.0

 + 0.5

 + 0.7

 + 0.3

-0.6

 P value with CR

0.2061

 > 0.9999

 > 0.9999

0.1462

0.0031

0.1144

0.0859

  1. Data are means ± SD for the last 3 days of each treatment period. Significant differences were calculated as compared to Control reactor (P < 0.05) by unpaired t-test. CR, Control reactor; 50G, 10 mM glycerol; 100G, 100 mM glycerol