Table 8 Effects of sodium nitrate on average relative abundance of rumen microbial microbiota (% of total sequences) at the genus level in water buffaloes (n  = 3)

27.670 ± 13.190

42.720 ± 6.623

42.650 ± 13.930

33.770 ± 14.870

0.4987

8.090 ± 3.325

9.894 ± 3.728

5.634 ± 1.645

8.191 ± 7.472

0.4698

8.432 ± 8.314

2.346 ± 1.803

3.342 ± 1.781

13.110 ± 11.580

0.4721

8.156 ± 4.527

4.384 ± 1.952

6.318 ± 3.029

6.783 ± 1.719

0.5267

6.639 ± 6.279

0.156 ± 0.130

7.121 ± 6.220

4.391 ± 2.977

0.1743

5.251 ± 4.276

1.602 ± 1.431

4.054 ± 2.045

2.693 ± 1.497

0.4568

3.461 ± 2.611

5.698 ± 2.056

1.791 ± 0.522

2.219 ± 1.076

0.1811

2.958 ± 2.922

3.227 ± 1.716

1.750 ± 1.044

0.765 ± 0.411

0.2404

2.083 ± 1.298

2.374 ± 1.754

1.595 ± 1.075

0.990 ± 0.842

0.6303

1.505 ± 0.927

3.530 ± 2.704

0.709 ± 0.555

1.165 ± 0.504

0.4292

1.989 ± 1.564

3.023 ± 1.262

0.960 ± 0.602

0.724 ± 0.214

0.1816

0.766 ± 0.865

3.138 ± 2.861

1.776 ± 1.289

0.742 ± 0.476

0.514

2.615 ± 1.908

1.057 ± 0.799

1.291 ± 0.353

1.309 ± 0.834

0.7466

1.626 ± 2.158

0.498 ± 0.4131

1.612 ± 0.982

1.455 ± 0.953

0.3803

1.242 ± 1.479

0.681 ± 0.854

1.855 ± 0.477

1.132 ± 0.660

0.3712

1.004 ± 0.815

1.483 ± 0.366

1.365 ± 0.528

0.953 ± 0.435

0.5641

1.202 ± 0.445

0.901 ± 0.267

0.936 ± 0.779

1.408 ± 0.124

0.2109

0.513 ± 0.333

0.638 ± 0.281

0.878 ± 0.421

0.441 ± 0.177

0.542

0.389 ± 0.230

0.514 ± 0.219

0.525 ± 0.185

0.756 ± 0.277

0.5482

0.365 ± 0.144

0.426 ± 0.333

0.751 ± 0.521

0.537 ± 0.143

0.5553

0.581 ± 0.168

0.445 ± 0.193

0.337 ± 0.089

0.522 ± 0.205

0.3297

0.514 ± 0.239

0.476 ± 0.286

0.374 ± 0.168

0.407 ± 0.197

0.8864

0.660 ± 0.560

0.249 ± 0.136

0.477 ± 0.164

0.350 ± 0.260

0.4424

0.440 ± 0.120

0.520 ± 0.116

0.349 ± 0.230

0.388 ± 0.267

0.7265

0.332 ± 0.133

0.274 ± 0.166

0.685 ± 0.512

0.363 ± 0.204

0.7162

0.334 ± 0.396

0.685 ± 0.205

0.231 ± 0.209

0.322 ± 0.224

0.2355

0.301 ± 0.092

0.164 ± 0.047

0.511 ± 0.479

0.368 ± 0.118

0.1561

0.368 ± 0.278

0.183 ± 0.137

0.270 ± 0.085

0.416 ± 0.090

0.2641

0.509 ± 0.270

0.216 ± 0.121

0.223 ± 0.150

0.275 ± 0.277

0.5573

0.364 ± 0.331

0.476 ± 0.673

0.188 ± 0.058

0.185 ± 0.087

0.7958

95.360 ± 4.460

64.690 ± 25.120

69.680 ± 14.650

78.230 ± 8.953

0.091

1.363 ± 0.464

30.480 ± 24.900

25.470 ± 13.870

16.720 ± 6.179

0.055

2.651 ± 3.902

3.289 ± 3.705

4.382 ± 1.699

4.198 ± 2.479

0.917

0.583 ± 0.999

1.389 ± 0.976

0.212 ± 0.178

0.673 ± 0.651

0.380

0.041 ± 0.013

0.104 ± 0.090

0.167 ± 0.115

0.098 ± 0.090

0.368

0.003 ± 0.005

0.027 ± 0.038

0.078 ± 0.132

0.053 ± 0.046

0.397

0.001 ± 0.003

0.024 ± 0.027

0.014 ± 0.013

0.027 ± 0.021

0.247