Table 4 Influence of AMPs on proportion of different bacterial phyla.

From: Use of antimicrobial peptides as a feed additive for juvenile goats

Bacterial phylum

Groups

P-value

I

II

III

IV

I VS II

III VS IV

I VS III

II VS IV

Bacteroidetes

0d

36.00 ± 2.07

36.15 ± 5.15

36.20 ± 4.35

35.93 ± 3.71

0.964

0.638

0.939

0.828

20d

40.87 ± 2.19

43.68 ± 3.53

34.30 ± 3.67

38.52 ± 2.95

0.483

0.287

0.026a

0.105

60d

47.12 ± 1.10

52.77 ± 4.33

33.57 ± 2.66

35.94 ± 3.72

0.213

0.585

0.023a

0.065

Firmicutes

0d

27.02 ± 5.86

28.08 ± 2.58

27.79 ± 4.10

27.57 ± 3.68

0.645

0.735

0.732

0.537

20d

27.19 ± 1.77

29.65 ± 3.32

35.29 ± 1.53

31.91 ± 1.98

0.387

0.058

0.016a

0.474

60d

18.05 ± 1.07

22.70 ± 1.70

33.72 ± 3.06

26.76 ± 3.56

0.051

0.199

0.022a

0.296

Proteobacteria

0d

19.92 ± 6.46

19.69 ± 4.14

18.99 ± 1.55

18.65 ± 3.53

0.973

0.805

0.859

0.213

20d

19.23 ± 2.88

7.73 ± 2.46

12.54 ± 2.55

7.20 ± 1.31

0.032a

0.042a

0.042a

0.800

60d

19.99 ± 0.17

3.29 ± 0.46

14.00 ± 0.33

10.64 ± 0.51

0.001a

0.001a

0.001a

0.006a

Verrucomicrobia

0d

4.60 ± 1.73

5.06 ± 0.38

5.57 ± 1.23

4.58 ± 2.66

0.613

0.557

0.563

0.811

20d

4.34 ± 0.34

4.45 ± 0.40

6.66 ± 2.20

7.89 ± 0.53

0.760

0.393

0.215

0.005a

60d

2.69 ± 0.35

7.81 ± 2.43

4.82 ± 0.87

8.23 ± 2.02

0.086

0.043a

0.034a

0.863

Tenericutes

0d

1.75 ± 0.40

2.45 ± 1.23

2.51 ± 0.42

2.60 ± 1.60

0.524

0.936

0.194

0.562

20d

1.83 ± 0.58

3.72 ± 0.92

1.94 ± 0.50

3.67 ± 1.33

0.094

0.203

0.825

0.970

60d

2.43 ± 0.44

4.56 ± 0.96

3.12 ± 0.52

5.39 ± 0.71

0.026a

0.020a

0.317

0.479

Spirochaetes

0d

0.95 ± 0.24

0.69 ± 0.32

0.90 ± 0.25

0.88 ± 0.31

0.499

0.900

0.696

0.428

20d

1.25 ± 0.17

0.41 ± 0.08

3.02 ± 0.43

1.43 ± 0.40

0.007a

0.001a

0.023a

0.058

60d

3.00 ± 0.71

1.35 ± 0.21

4.01 ± 0.32

2.73 ± 0.64

0.077

0.101

0.216

0.031a

Cyanobacteria

0d

1.67 ± 0.72

1.24 ± 0.44

1.49 ± 0.41

1.48 ± 0.79

0.550

0.999

0.786

0.352

20d

1.13 ± 0.19

2.48 ± 0.20

1.30 ± 0.07

1.60 ± 0.15

0.003a

0.143

0.355

0.004a

60d

0.60 ± 0.11

1.45 ± 0.35

0.77 ± 0.03

1.61 ± 0.55

0.056

0.130

0.076

0.769

Fibrobacteres

0d

5.24 ± 1.00

5.14 ± 0.97

4.68 ± 1.21

5.49 ± 1.10

0.938

0.611

0.696

0.778

20d

3.93 ± 0.26

5.37 ± 0.18

3.01 ± 0.26

4.25 ± 0.18

0.002a

0.002a

0.025a

0.006a

60d

2.63 ± 0.40

4.36 ± 0.31

2.74 ± 0.21

4.39 ± 0.36

0.008a

0.017a

0.761

0.463

  1. amean significant difference (P < 0.05).