Fig. 3From: Dietary oregano aqueous extract improves growth performance and intestinal health of broilers through modulating gut microbial compositionsEffects of oregano aqueous extract (OAE) on microorganisms and SCFAs in vitro (Exp. 2). Alpha (A) and Beta (B) diversity analysis of microorganisms. Beta diversity analysis with principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) was based on the unweighted UniFrac distance. Relative abundance of microbiota at the genus (C) level. Content of short-chain fatty acids in fermentation supernatant (D). Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001Back to article page