Table 1.
Observed richness | Chao1 richness estimator (95% c.i.) | Shannon diversity index (95% c.i.) | ||
Cecal mucosa | Control | 107 | 151 (128–198) | 3.90 (3.75–4.05) |
Vancomycin | 12 | 15 (12–35) | 1.87 (1.74–1.99)* | |
Recovered | 83 | 96 (88–117) | 4.04 (3.92–4.15) | |
Cecal contents | Control | 117 | 168 (142–220) | 4.26 (4.14–4.38) |
Vancomycin | 6 | 7 (6–20) | 0.74 (0.59–0.88)* | |
Recovered | 61 | 86 (70–129) | 3.48 (3.34–3.62) |
significantly different when compared to control and recovered groups, p < 0.01; unpaired t-test.