Table 4 Effects of MCFA + NT on the relative abundances of microbial communities at the kingdom level in vitro.

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

Kingdom

Treatment

Bacteria

Archaea

Control

97.66

2.34

NT

98.57

1.43

NT + C8

98.58

1.42

NT + C10

99.63*

0.37*

NT + C12

98.60

1.40

NT + C14

98.48

1.52

NT + C8/C10

98.70

1.30

NT + C8/C12

98.85

1.15

NT + C8/C14

97.58

2.42

NT + C10/C12

99.10*

0.90*

NT + C10/C14

98.79

1.21

NT + C12/C14

98.78

1.22

SEM

0.005

0.003

P-value

0.023

0.023

  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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