Table 6.
The taxonomic composition of the top 10 most abundant fecal microbial communities at the phylum level.
| Phylum | CON | Whole-Plant Corn Silage Addition Level (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
| Firmicutes | 76.13 ± 1.36 a | 72.36 ± 1.68 ab | 66.28 ± 3.07 ab | 63.40 ± 5.29 b |
| Bacteroidetes | 18.65 ± 1.12 b | 21.47 ± 1.82 ab | 22.75 ± 1.93 ab | 27.02 ± 3.84 a |
| Spirochaetes | 2.17 ± 0.89 | 2.87 ± 0.33 | 2.94 ± 0.98 | 2.89 ± 0.83 |
| Fibrobacteres | 0.45 ± 0.23 | 0.77 ± 0.11 | 1.59 ± 0.65 | 1.31 ± 0.48 |
| Actinobacteria | 1.19 ± 0.32 | 0.66 ± 0.06 | 0.69 ± 0.10 | 0.74 ± 0.16 |
| Proteobacteria | 0.48 ± 0.13 b | 0.47 ± 0.05 b | 0.64 ± 0.18 b | 1.69 ± 0.49 a |
| Tenericutes | 0.36 ± 0.07 b | 0.79 ± 0.07 a | 0.73 ± 0.14 a | 0.73 ± 0.13 a |
| Verrucomicrobia | 0.07 ± 0.01 c | 0.15 ± 0.02 ab | 0.10 ± 0.03 bc | 0.18 ± 0.03 a |
| Cyanobacteria | 0.06 ± 0.02 b | 0.13 ± 0.02 a | 0.06 ± 0.01 b | 0.06 ± 0.02 b |
| TM7 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.07 | 0.13 ± 0.07 |
| Others | 0.43 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.49 ± 0.11 | 0.53 ± 0.10 |
In the same row, values with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05).