TABLE 4.
Cecum microbial α diversity index.
| Sample | GB | GY | ZB | ZY | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| observed_species | 4,582.67 ± 53.46b | 4,432.83 ± 28.07c | 5,199.67 ± 51.48a | 5,165 ± 42.96a | <0.01 |
| Shannon | 2.13 ± 0.01b | 2.11 ± 0.01c | 2.21 ± 0.01a | 2.16 ± 0.01b | <0.01 |
| Simpson | 0.47 ± 0.01b | 0.48 ± 0.01c | 0.48 ± 0.01a | 0.46 ± 0.01b | 0.01 |
| Chao1 | 6,225.69 ± 119.32c | 6,118.48 ± 124.73c | 7,814.38 ± 175.73a | 7,338.62 ± 120.71b | 0.01 |
| ACE | 6,149.80 ± 99.49c | 5,922.40 ± 63.41c | 7,540.20 ± 135.21a | 7,278.62 ± 93.87b | 0.01 |
a,b,cMeans in the same row with different superscripts differ (P < 0.05).