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 |