Table 3.
Average Firmicutes:Bacteroidetes ratio for the three diet groups (CTRL, 2.5% BC, and 5% BC) divided per intestinal tract and tissue. The p-value is that of a Kruskal–Wallis test; “*” indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05). In Diet groups, a significant difference from the CTRL diet (Dunn’s post hoc pairwise test, p < 0.05) is indicated by a “§”.
| Intestinal Tract | Site | Diet Group | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTRL | 2.5% BC | 5% BC | |||
| Jejunum | Lumen | 57,981.4 | 29,803.4 | 58,117.8 | 0.396 |
| Mucosa | 29,271.3 | 15,290.1 | 987.9 | 0.762 | |
| Caecum | Lumen | 3.8 | 3.1 § | 4.2 | 0.046 * |
| Mucosa | 72.7 | 15.5 | 354.3 | 0.224 | |
| Colon | Lumen | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.212 |
| Mucosa | 16.8 | 14.7 | 20.6 | 0.478 | |