Table 2.
Control | A. taxiformis | Standard error | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gas Production [ml/(g OM)] | ||||
CH4 | 12.08 | 0.59 | 0.59 | < 0.0001 |
CO2 | 15.67 | 14.24 | 3.82 | 0.73 |
Total Volume | 28.54 | 14.81 | 3.85 | 0.02 |
Volatile Fatty Acid Production [ppm] | ||||
Total VFA | 2332.52 | 2105.11 | 269.2 | 0.45 |
Acetate | 1056.99 | 856.77 | 135.08 | 0.21 |
Propionate | 481.12 | 490.54 | 58.36 | 0.88 |
Propionate:Acetatea) | 0.48 | 0.6 | 0.01 | < 0.001 |
Butyrate | 394.35 | 423.01 | 53.55 | 0.62 |
Isobutyrate | 84.81 | 79.83 | 4.32 | 0.31 |
Valerate | 212.79 | 168.72 | 16.99 | 0.06 |
Isovalerate | 102.44 | 86.21 | 14.49 | 0.33 |
a)reported as a ratio of respective VFAs