Fig. 5

Effect of tannic acid on the relative abundance of microorganisms in the ileum of NE. A, C, and E The abundance of the top fifteen species at the phylum, genus, and species levels; B, D, and F The differential species at the phylum, genus, and species levels. * and ** indicate 0.01 < P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively. NC: no tannic acid treatment or NE infection; PC: NE infection + 0 mg/kg tannic acid; PTA3: NE infection + 750 mg/kg tannic acid. The error bars represent SEM. n = 7