Table 1. Viable counts of bacterial cells in the fermentation chambers of Holotrichia paralella larvae.
Culture conditions | Samples | Viable counts (Means ± Std. Error) (cfu/gut) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Aerobic | Wall Group(WG) | 3.68 ± 0.63 × 107 a* | 23.96 |
Contents Group(CG) | 1.47 ± 0.27 × 107 a | 9.57 | |
Anaerobic | Wall Group(WG) | 8.67 ± 1.42 × 107 b | 56.45 |
Contents Group(CG) | 1.55 ± 0.38 × 107 a | 10.09 | |
Total | 15.36 ± 1.41 × 107 |
*Means followed by the same letter in each column were not significantly different (P <0.05) by post hoc Duncan’s test for individual group comparisons after One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).