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. 2010 Jan 29;76(6):1887–1894. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02606-09

TABLE 4.

Real-time PCR quantification of group U2 and total bacteria during the enrichment processa

Sample source Group U2 (×108 copies/g) Total (×1011 copies/g) % of total
Rumen digesta 4.82 ± 0.08 1.34 ± 0.11 0.36 ± 0.03 A
Inoculum 34.20 ± 0.59 3.07 ± 0.25 1.12 ± 0.10 B
1-day culture 7.55 ± 0.13 0.50 ± 0.04 1.53 ± 0.12 C
5-day culture 9.78 ± 0.17 0.33 ± 0.03 2.95 ± 0.19 D
a

Within a column, means followed by different capital letters differed significantly (P < 0.05).