Table 4. The effects of pre-weaning (gestation and lactation) or post-weaning diets (Diet A or B) on the bacterial phyla (proportion of total sequences) present in faecal samples of the domestic kitten (Felis catus; n = 5 per treatment).
| Phylum | A –A Mean | A-B Mean | B-A Mean | B-B Mean | SEM | Pre-weaning P-value1 | Pre-weaning FDR1 | Post-weaning P-value2 | Post-weaning FDR2 | Pre * Post weaning P-value | Pre * Post weaning FDR |
| Actinobacteria | 0.74 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.70 | 1.00 |
| Bacteroidetes | 18.83 | 20.08 | 18.60 | 26.92 | 3.90 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 0.74 | 0.31 | 1.00 |
| Firmicutes | 76.45 | 60.90 | 77.88 | 46.77 | 4.80 | 0.75 | 1.00 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 1.00 |
| Fusobacteria | 1.66 | 13.24 | 1.62 | 24.14 | 1.54 | 0.83 | 1.00 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| Proteobacteria | 1.97 | 4.85 | 1.21 | 1.38 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 0.79 | 1.00 |
Diet A-Diet A (A-A) n = 3 females, n = 2 males.
Diet A- Diet B (A-B) n = 3 females, n = 2 males.
Diet B- Diet A (B-A) n = 3 females, n = 2 males.
Diet B- Diet B (B-B) n = 4 females, n = 1 male.
1
Comparisons between Diets A-A and A-B vs B-A and B-B.
2
Comparison between Diets A-A and B-A and B-B and A-B.
Results represent an average of samples taken at week 8 and 17. P value indicates ANOVA significance of rank transformed data and False discovery Rate (FDR) indicates multiple testing adjusted P value.