TABLE 1.
Microbial populations of bacterial, protozoan, and fungal fractions separated from rumen fluids by physical and chemical treatments
| Microbial population | Mean microbial fraction ± SEa of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRF | Bacteria | Protozoa | Fungi | MFF | |
| Bacteria | |||||
| Total cell count (1011) | 36.27 ± 11.14b | 69.54 ± 13.49a | 3.75 ± 0.08c | 0.02 ± 0.01d | ND |
| CFU (108) | 17.32 ± 2.18a | 6.98 ± 3.87b | ND | ND | ND |
| Protozoa | |||||
| Live cells (104) | 11.26 ± 0.49a | ND | 3.87 ± 1.95b | ND | ND |
| Dead cells (105) | 35.26 ± 9.17a | ND | 2.42 ± 1.21b | ND | ND |
| Fungi | |||||
| Total cells (105) | 4.26 ± 1.13b | 0.17 ± 0.02c | 3.75 ± 0.08b | 13.38 ± 0.15a | ND |
| Zoospore TFUb (104) | 9.28 ± 3.66 | ND | ND | 6.32 ± 1.16 | ND |
a
WRF, whole rumen fluid; ND, not detected. Values in the same row with different lowercase roman superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).
b
TFU, thallus-forming unit(s).