Table 2. Trending differences (P<0.01, q>0.1) between medicated and non-medicated metagenomes annotated by SEED subsystem classification level 2 in specific swine gut locations.
| SEED subsystem (level 2) |
Mean relative frequency (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Medicated | Non-medicated | |
| Ileum | ||
| DNA uptake, competence | 0.15 | 0.40 |
| Transport of iron | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Heme, hemin uptake and utilization systems in Gram positives | 0.07 | 0.25 |
| CBSS-160492.1.peg.550 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Sporulation-associated proteins with broader functions | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| Cecum | ||
| Aromatic amino acids and derivatives | 1.61 | 1.28 |
| Heat shock | 0.34 | 0.52 |
| Pyridoxine | 0.27 | 0.40 |
| Muconate lactonizing enzyme family | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Colon | ||
| Protein biosynthesis | 5.48 | 7.53 |
| CBSS-269801.1.peg.1715 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| Muconate lactonizing enzyme family | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Feces | ||
| Quorum sensing and biofilm formation | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Nitrate and nitrite ammonification | 0.04 | 0.01 |