Table 3 The influence of the NT + MCFA treatments on α-diversity of microbial communities in vitro.

From: Combined effects of nitrate and medium-chain fatty acids on methane production, rumen fermentation, and rumen bacterial populations in vitro

Treatment

Shannon diversity index

Simpson diversity index

Chao1 richness index

Pielou evenness index

Control

6.954

0.955

584

0.758

NT

7.101

0.965

588

0.773

NT + C8

5.856

0.878

507

0.653

NT + C10

3.171*

0.566*

259*

0.396*

NT + C12

5.125*

0.802

444*

0.584*

NT + C14

6.912

0.949

594

0.752

NT + C8/C10

4.922*

0.762*

437*

0.560*

NT + C8/C12

4.271*

0.703*

382*

0.499*

NT + C8/C14

6.504

0.925

573

0.712

NT + C10/C12

3.701*

0.622*

336*

0.441*

NT + C10/C14

4.524*

0.731*

390*

0.526*

NT + C12/C14

5.717

0.856

520

0.635

SEM

0.2287

0.0238

19.2

0.0220

P-value

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

  1. *Means within a column differ significantly (P < 0.05) from the corresponding control (0 mg/L). SEM, standard error of the mean.
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