Table 3. The significantly different pathways of intestinal microbiota between cattle and buffalo.
| Pathway ID | Reporter score (>0, enriched in buffalo; <0, in cattle) | Number of all KOs in the pathway | Number of detected KOs in the pathway (coverage %) | Pathway annotation | Level 1-Pathway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map01230 | 5.773 | 226 | 194 (85%) | Biosynthesis of amino acids | Metabolism |
| Map02040 | 3.245 | 37 | 37 (100%) | Flagellar assembly | Cellular Processes |
| Map00770 | 3.221 | 36 | 32 (89%) | Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis | Metabolism |
| Map00540 | 3.147 | 38 | 36 (95%) | Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis | Metabolism |
| Map02020 | 2.969 | 428 | 323 (75%) | Two-component system | Environmental Information |
| Map02060 | 2.592 | 79 | 67 (85%) | Phosphotransferase system (PTS) | Environmental Information |
| Map00550 | 2.522 | 40 | 35 (88%) | Peptidoglycan biosynthesis | Metabolism |
| Map00290 | 2.517 | 17 | 16 (94%) | Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis | Metabolism |
| Map00780 | 2.357 | 19 | 17 (89%) | Biotin metabolism | Metabolism |
| Map00020 | 2.284 | 56 | 46 (82%) | Citrate cycle (TCA cycle) | Metabolism |
| Map00531 | 2.062 | 15 | 14 (93%) | Glycosaminoglycan degradation | Metabolism |
| Map00520 | 2.060 | 144 | 113 (78%) | Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism | Metabolism |
| Map00500 | 1.934 | 101 | 78 (77%) | Starch and sucrose metabolism | Metabolism |
| Map00450 | 1.884 | 28 | 25 (89%) | Selenocompound metabolism | Metabolism |
| Map00511 | 1.884 | 18 | 16 (89%) | Other glycan degradation | Metabolism |
| Map00030 | 1.874 | 75 | 59 (79%) | Pentose phosphate pathway | Metabolism |
| Map02030 | 1.794 | 26 | 25 (96%) | Bacterial chemotaxis | Cellular Processes |
| Map00620 | −3.530 | 90 | 77 (86%) | Pyruvate metabolism | Metabolism |
| Map00010 | −3.337 | 93 | 76 (82%) | Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis | Metabolism |
| Map03010 | −2.948 | 143 | 109 (76%) | Ribosome | Genetic Information |
| Map00633 | −2.674 | 17 | 17 (100%) | Nitrotoluene degradation | Metabolism |
| Map00710 | −1.971 | 36 | 29 (81%) | Carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms | Metabolism |
Note: A reporter score of >1.6 (90% confidence according to normal distribution) could be used as a detection threshold for significantly different pathways.