Table 7 Spearman correlations analysis among cecal microbiota and cecal morphology.

From: Effects of N-Carbamylglutamate supplementation on cecal morphology, microbiota composition, and short-chain fatty acids contents of broiler breeder roosters

 

Items

Muscularis thickness, μm

Villi epithelium thickness, μm

Butyric acid, μg/mg

Variables

Tuzzerella

0.911***

0.751**

0.890***

Candidatus_Soleaferrea

0.931***

0.744**

0.942***

Gordonibacter

0.867***

0.767**

0.815**

Christensenellaceae_R-7_group

− 0.661*

− 0.371

− 0.822**

Butyricimonas

− 0.771**

− 0.489

− 0.906***

Flavonifractor

− 0.683*

− 0.431

− 0.867***

Holdemania

− 0.657*

− 0.370

− 0.794**

Short-chain fatty acids

Butyric acid, μg/mg

0.894***

0.670*

 
  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.
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