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Table 2 Alpha diversity of the piglet gut microbiota using 16S rRNA gene sequences

From: The dynamics of the piglet gut microbiome during the weaning transition in association with health and nutrition

Diversity index

Nursing

Weaned

P-value

PD whole tree

17.58 ± 2.94

13.03 ± 2.45

0.003

Shannon

5.13 ± 0.80

4.58 ± 1.06

0.223

Simpson

0.89 ± 0.07

0.82 ± 0.13

0.189

Chao1

1192.99 ± 324.63

1090.64 ± 287.64

0.463

Observed OTUs

631.56 ± 159.71

543.72 ± 134.26

0.237

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 10 per group)
  2. OTU operational taxonomic unit
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891