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. 2023 Jul 2;14:89. doi: 10.1186/s40104-023-00888-3

Table 8.

Relative abundance of jejunal mucosa-associated microbiota at the phylum level in nursery pigs fed diets with soy protein concentrate, enzyme-treated soy protein, and fermented soybean meal replacing animal protein supplementsa

Item Treatment SEM P value
CON SPCb ESBb FSBLb FSBBb CON vs. SPC CON vs. ESB CON vs. FSBL CON vs. FSBB
Proteobacteria 44.52 42.89 43.99 42.05 41.40 2.55 0.435 0.802 0.240 0.140
Firmicutes 30.37 32.39 29.51 32.04 34.12 3.89 0.378 0.706 0.467 0.106
Actinobacteria 14.41 14.74 15.71 15.28 13.93 2.01 0.863 0.502 0.652 0.803
Bacteroidetes 3.89 3.10 3.25 3.57 3.53 0.39 0.398 0.650 0.495 0.471
Others 6.81 6.88 7.53 7.07 7.02 0.49 0.919 0.275 0.691 0.749

an = 12

bSPC, ESB, FSBL, and FSBB: basal diet with soy protein concentrate (X-Soy 200, CJ Selecta, Araguari, MG, Brazil), enzyme-treated soybean meal (HP 300, Hamlet Protein Inc., Findlay, OH, USA), fermented soybean meal with Lactobacillus (FerMex 200, Purina Animal Nutrition, Shoreview, SD, USA), and fermented soybean meal with Bacillus (Soytide, CJ Bio, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea), replacing 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 of animal protein supplements in P1, P2, P3, respectively