Table 2 Alpha diversity analysis.

From: Breed and ruminal fraction effects on bacterial and archaeal community composition in sheep

Bacteria community alpha diversity

 

Cheviot

Mean ± Sd

Connemara

Mean ± Sd

Lanark

Mean ± Sd

Perth

Mean ± Sd

Anova

Pvalue

Solid fraction

 Shannon

4.1 ± 0.27

3.9 ± 0.24

4.2 ± 0.20

4.2 ± 0.27

0.202

 InvSimpson

31.0 ± 8.75

20.0 ± 6.06

31.9 ± 7.02

32.8 ± 9.27

0.054

 PD

48.3 ± 5.15b

54.3 ± 4.45ab

57.9 ± 6.97a

52.5 ± 7.10ab

0.036

 Observed ASV

255.0 ± 41.5b

300.6 ± 33.73ab

334.9 ± 55.69a

291.6 ± 55.98ab

0.028

Liquid fraction

 Shannon

3.9 ± 0.27

3.9 ± 0.26

4.1 ± 0.21

3.9 ± 0.39

0.579

 InvSimpson

23.2 ± 8.12

21.2 ± 7.71

28.1 ± 6.21

22.7 ± 13.05

0.464

 PD

53.4 ± 7.68

52.6 ± 6.85

59.9 ± 6.81

52.4 ± 7.42

0.164

 Observed ASV

284.4 ± 57.44

297.0 ± 49.15

338.7 ± 57.30

287.4 ± 51.21

0.157

Epithelial fraction

 Shannon

4.3 ± 0.19

4.1 ± 0.23

4.3 ± 0.28

4.1 ± 0.20

0.083

 InvSimpson

33.5 ± 7.70a

17.7 ± 2.18b

34.9 ± 12.68a

19.6 ± 5.52b

0.001

 PD

56.3 ± 3.53

65.8 ± 10.37

60.2 ± 6.19

63.0 ± 4.83

0.055

 Observed ASV

313.7 ± 33.08b

417.7 ± 92.50a

340.0 ± 51.15ab

396.1 ± 48.58ab

0.032

Archaea community alpha diversity

 

Cheviot

Mean ± Sd

Connemara

Mean ± Sd

Lanark

Mean ± Sd

Perth

Mean ± Sd

Anova

Pvalue

Solid fraction

 Shannon

1.1 ± 0.25

1.1 ± 0.41

1.3 ± 0.38

1.3 ± 0.25

0.389

 InvSimpson

2.4 ± 0.52

2.5 ± 1.05

3.1 ± 0.98

3.0 ± 0.70

0.392

 PD

1.6 ± 0.05

1.6 ± 0.10

1.7 ± 0.13

1.7 ± 0.15

0.129

 Observed ASV

5.9 ± 1.13b

7.2 ± 1.10ab

9.3 ± 2.50a

8.9 ± 2.27a

0.001

Liquid fraction

 Shannon

1.1 ± 0.30

1.0 ± 0.38

1.2 ± 0.46

1.2 ± 0.36

0.636

 InvSimpson

2.5 ± 0.74

2.1 ± 0.82

2.9 ± 1.19

3.1 ± 1.04

0.377

 PD

1.6 ± 0.07

1.3 ± 0.55

1.7 ± 0.12

1.6 ± 0.07

0.085

 Observed ASV

6.2 ± 1.39b

7.2 ± 2.49ab

9.4 ± 2.30a

7.0 ± 1.22ab

0.016

Epithelial fraction

 Shannon

1.2 ± 0.35

1.2 ± 0.29

1.3 ± 0.31

1.4 ± 0.30

0.785

 InvSimpson

2.9 ± 1.27

2.3 ± 0.48

2.7 ± 0.99

3.2 ± 1.04

0.627

 PD

1.6 ± 0.06

1.7 ± 0.14

1.7 ± 0.15

1.7 ± 0.18

0.157

 Observed ASV

7.1 ± 2.47

9.3 ± 3.51

9.2 ± 1.83

9.4 ± 1.92

0.170

  1. Measures of alpha diversity (Shannon, Simpson, Phylogenetic diversity and Observed ASV) for bacterial and archaeal communities, Mean ± Sd. Effect of breed on alpha diversity measures tested using two way ANOVA. Solid (Cheviot n = 8, Connemara n = 5, Lanark n = 9, Perth n = 7), liquid (Cheviot n = 9, Connemara n = 5, Lanark n = 9, Perth n = 5), epithelial (Cheviot n = 9, Connemara n = 3, Lanark n = 6, Perth n = 8).