Table 3.
Core microbiome in 0-h baseline sample and low starch (LS) and high starch (HS) samples over 7 d in the cecum of horses1
| Taxonomic classification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.OTU2 | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
| 4,960 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | ||
| 20 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Prevotellaceae | Prevotella |
| 3,261 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Prevotellaceae | Prevotella |
| 2,631 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Paraprevotellaceae | |
| 79 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Paraprevotellaceae | YRC22 |
| 7,076 | Bacteria | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Paraprevotellaceae | |
| 4,186 | Bacteria | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Ruminococcaceae | |
| 1,693 | Bacteria | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | Roseburia |
| 5,899 | Bacteria | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | Roseburia |
| 237 | Bacteria | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Veillonellaceae | |
1
Ad libitum access to coastal bermudagrass hay (Cynodon dactylon).
2
OTU = operational taxonomic units.