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Table 4 Differences in microbial composition at the phylum level during dry co-digestion of food waste and pig manure using four different operating conditions (mean ± SD)

From: Exploring the roles of and interactions among microbes in dry co-digestion of food waste and pig manure using high-throughput 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing

Relative abundance (%)

R1 (digestate, FW/PM = 50:50)

R2 (digestate, FW/PM = 75:25)

R3 (sludge, FW/PM = 50:50)

R4 (sludge, FW/PM = 75:25)

Euryarchaeota

5.0 ± 2.2

7.9 ± 4.0

4.0 ± 1.8

7.4 ± 5.2

Actinobacteria

2.5 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.5

6.3 ± 1.2

5.9 ± 1.3

Bacteroidetes

28.9 ± 8.8

18.5 ± 10.5

10.9 ± 5.0

7.6 ± 2.0

Chloroflexi

1.1 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.4

7.5 ± 2.3

7.5 ± 2.8

Firmicutes

49.9 ± 4.7

52.4 ± 2.5

39.4 ± 7.4

33.7 ± 8.0

Proteobacteria

4.4 ± 0.5

6.0 ± 1.1

14.8 ± 2.3

18.3 ± 5.3

Synergistetes

2.4 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.4

7.0 ± 1.5

6.7 ± 1.1

Thermotogae

4.2 ± 1.5

5.9 ± 3.3

2.6 ± 1.3

3.5 ± 1.0

WWE1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 1.1

3.4 ± 1.2

Groups

Statistical analysis (P values)

Condition

Inoculum

FW/PM

R1 vs R2

R1 vs R3

R1 vs R4

R2 vs R3

R2 vs R4

R3 vs R4

Phase

Phase I vs II

Phase I vs III

Phase II vs III

Euryarchaeota

0.040*

0.149

0.014*

0.945

1.000

1.000

0.035*

1.000

0.235

0.000***

0.003**

0.000***

0.016*

Actinobacteria

0.000***

0.000***

0.706

1.000

0.000***

0.000***

0.000***

0.001***

1.000

0.725

1.000

1.000

1.000

Bacteroidetes

0.000***

0.000***

0.019*

0.235

0.000***

0.000***

0.228

0.005**

1.000

0.023*

0.669

0.019**

0.229

Chloroflexi

0.000***

0.000***

0.935

1.000

0.000***

0.000***

0.000***

0.000***

1.000

0.157

1.000

1.000

1.000

Firmicutes

0.000***

0.000***

0.922

1.000

0.007**

0.000***

0.000***

0.000***

1.000

0.030*

0.264

0.025*

0.715

Proteobacteria

0.000***

0.000***

0.039*

0.278

0.000***

0.000***

0.012*

0.000***

1.000

0.276

0.320

0.105

0.490

Synergistetes

0.000***

0.000***

0.195

0.171

0.000***

0.000***

0.002**

0.007**

1.000

0.983

1.000

1.000

1.000

Thermotogae

0.003**

0.001**

0.105

1.000

0.099

1.000

0.003**

0.119

1.000

0.002**

0.004**

0.006**

1.000

WWE1

0.000***

0.000***

0.251

1.000

0.001***

0.000***

0.001***

0.000***

0.866

0.265

1.000

1.000

1.000

  1. Only phyla with a relative abundance > 5% in at least one sample are shown
  2. *** P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05