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. 2013 Mar 8;8(3):e58461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058461

Table 6. Particular bacterial species and methanogen population in steers differing breed (n = 49) in LE.

Variable Breed P value
Angus Charolais Hybrid
Mean ± SEM Mean ± SEM Mean ± SEM
(n = 5) (n = 19) (n = 25)
Total bacteria 7.38E10±2.31E10 3.08E10±1.186E10 5.72E10±1.03E10 0.14
Succinivibrio sp. (%) 7.32±9.12 29.57±4.68 17.28±4.08 0.05
Eubacterium sp. (%) 0.03±0.11 0.08±0.05 0.19±0.05 0.24
Robinsoniella sp. (%) 0.002±0.002 0.003±9.55E−4 0.004±8.32E−4 0.47
Total Methanogens 3.82E7±6.59E6 1.79E7±3.38E6 2.43E7±2.94E6 0.03