Table 2.
Within-horse comparison of the richness of microbiota of 5 gastrointestinal compartments of 10 horses
|
Mean |
Ranges |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Replicate 1 |
Replicate 2 |
Overall |
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| Replicate 1 | Replicate 2 | Overall | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | ||
| duodenum |
ileum |
0.48 |
0.40 |
0.44 |
0.19 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.75 |
0.10 |
0.78 |
| |
cecum |
0.40 |
0.38 |
0.39 |
0 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.80 |
| |
colon |
0.52 |
0.18 |
0.35 |
0 |
0.89 |
0 |
0.40 |
0 |
0.64 |
| |
feces |
0.52 |
0.27 |
0.39 |
0 |
0.91 |
0 |
0.80 |
0 |
0.85 |
| ileum |
cecum |
0.44 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
0.25 |
0.67 |
0 |
0.67 |
0.13 |
0.67 |
| |
colon |
0.54 |
0.30 |
0.42 |
0.44 |
0.75 |
0 |
0.57 |
0.22 |
0.66 |
| |
feces |
0.58 |
0.43 |
0.50 |
0.15 |
0.77 |
0.33 |
0.50 |
0.24 |
0.63 |
| cecum |
colon |
0.58 |
0.59 |
0.58 |
0.22 |
0.93 |
0 |
1 |
0.11 |
0.97 |
| |
feces |
0.53 |
0.80 |
0.67 |
0 |
0.83 |
0.67 |
1 |
0.33 |
0.92 |
| colon | feces | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.90 |
The numbers represent the Dice similarity coefficients (Cs) between 2 compartments averaged from 10 horses. Means and ranges are reported. Replicate 1 and 2 refer to results from 2 technical replicates. Two identical profiles create a Cs value of 1, whereas completely different profiles result in a Cs value of 0.