TABLE 3.

Correlation coefficients amongst rumen bacterial genera with rumen fermentation characteristics.

	Total SCFA (mM)	Acetate (%)	Butyrate (%)	Propionate (%)	A:P
Bifidobacterium	0.21**	−0.14*	0.18**	–0.03	–0.02
Butyrivibrio	–0.08	0.05	0.01	−0.16*	0.11
Eubacterium	0.06	–0.05	–0.04	0.04	–0.09
Fibrobacter	−0.24**	0.05	0.00	–0.03	0.02
Intestinibaculum	–0.08	−0.15*	–0.11	0.21**	−0.25**
Mogibacterium	–0.07	0.00	0.13†	−0.15*	0.11
Olsenella	–0.08	–0.04	−0.22**	0.16*	−0.16*
Prevotella	0.04	0.02	–0.04	0.10	–0.01
Pseudobutyrivibrio	−0.12†	0.04	0.02	−0.14†	0.09
Ruminobacter	–0.04	0.02	–0.05	0.02	–0.01
Ruminococcus	0.10	–0.09	0.05	–0.04	–0.02
Selenomonas	0.04	–0.06	0.03	0.14*	–0.09
Sharpea	0.03	–0.10	–0.04	0.03	–0.13
Succiniclasticum	0.03	0.09	0.09	–0.15	0.10
Succinivibrio	0.04	0.05	0.02	–0.08	0.05
Treponema	−0.18**	0.06	0.00	–0.09	0.06

A:P = acetate to propionate ratio.

†P < 0.10.

* P < 0.05.

** P < 0.01.