Table 7 Effects of sodium nitrate on average relative abundance of rumen bacterial microbiota (% of total sequences) at the phylum level in water buffaloes (n = 3)

57.040 ± 1.264

62.240 ± 7.488

64.150 ± 12.070

62.070 ± 14.070

0.625

27.890 ± 7.445

31.320 ± 6.114

19.370 ± 3.265

23.080 ± 23.08

0.184

8.628 ± 7.151

1.358 ± 1.071

9.125 ± 7.387

7.592 ± 4.690

0.206

1.163 ± 0.788

1.653 ± 0.296

1.611 ± 0.418

1.326 ± 0.537

0.746

1.325 ± 1.453

0.797 ± 0.940

2.040 ± 0.516

1.555 ± 1.000

0.445

1.631 ± 2.164

0.502 ± 0.429

1.618 ± 0.991

1.554 ± 1.080

0.381

1.227 ± 0.451

0.924 ± 0.269

0.976 ± 0.803

1.450 ± 0.091

0.184

0.465 ± 0.065

0.637 ± 0.221

0.398 ± 0.292

0.721 ± 0.130

0.189

0.390 ± 0.077

0.173 ± 0.114

0.422 ± 0.363

0.241 ± 0.062

0.180

0.057 ± 0.073

0.195 ± 0.201

0.040 ± 0.055

0.041 ± 0.036

0.726

0.033 ± 0.028

0.056 ± 0.046

0.061 ± 0.055

0.141 ± 0.092

0.449

0.049 ± 0.035

0.076 ± 0.058

0.077 ± 0.059

0.072 ± 0.082

0.888

0.067 ± 0.101

0.041 ± 0.049

0.056 ± 0.052

0.089 ± 0.050

0.774

0.008 ± 0.003

0.011 ± 0.015

0.022 ± 0.034

0.029 ± 0.017

0.421

0.006 ± 0.001

0.009 ± 0.008

0.027 ± 0.016

0.026 ± 0.012

0.172

0.020 ± 0.014

0.017 ± 0.011

0.010 ± 0.009

0.016 ± 0.007

0.728