Table 4.
Microbial composition at phylum level in cecum and feces.
| Phylum | Mean relative abundance in cecum (%) (SD) | Mean relative abundance in feces (%) (SD) | Difference cecum-feces ± SE | PFDR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | 0.729 (0.097) | 0.617 (0.119) | 0.110 ± 0.023 | 0.000 |
| Bacteroidetes | 7.458 (1.243) | 7.367 (1.263) | 0.092 ± 0.090 | 0.473 |
| Cyanobacteria | 0.873 (0.440) | 1.399 (0.670) | -0.514 ± 0.072 | 0.000 |
| Euryarchaeota | 0.061 (0.096) | 0.062 (0.095) | -0.001 ± 0.011 | 0.928 |
| Firmicutes | 76.546 (1.733) | 76.276 (1.809) | 0.253 ± 0.170 | 0.215 |
| Proteobacteria | 1.613 (0.363) | 1.634 (0.312) | -0.016 ± 0.043 | 0.783 |
| Tenericutes | 7.484 (0.899) | 8.172 (1.057) | -0.681 ± 0.169 | 0.000 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 1.810 (0.378) | 1.651 (0.300) | 0.158 ± 0.034 | 0.000 |
| Unknown | 3.427 (0.433) | 2.822 (0.674) | 0.599 ± 0.092 | 0.000 |