Fig. 3

Alpha diversity of gut microbiota at genus level affected by Salmonella Typhimurium infection. a Alpha diversity between negative control (NC) and Salmonella Typhimurium infected (INF) groups at d 7 post hatch. b Alpha diversity between NC and INF groups at week 1 post infection. c Alpha diversity of NC group at d 7 post hatch and week 1 post infection. d Alpha diversity of INF group at d 7 post hatch and week 1 post infection. Alpha diversity was measured by Shannon index in Calypso software