Table 2.
Alpha diversity metrics
| FRE baseline | FRE after | HC baseline | HC after | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metric | Median | (Min‐max) | Median | (Min‐max) | Median | (Min‐max) | Median | (Min‐max) | Sign. P value |
| Chao1 | 1283*,§ | (670–1547) | 1556 | (1122–1768) | 1528*,§ | (1019–2455) | 1593 | (1227–1914) | *.0015; §.0273 |
| Observed OTUs | 689* | (432–886) | 809 | (575–956) | 837* | (586–1120) | 858 | (723–984) | *.0016 |
| Shannon | 4.17* | (2.38‐5.04) | 467 | (3.29‐5.91) | 5.15* | (4.27‐5.78) | 5.27 | (4.09‐5.82) | *.0005 |
| Goods coverage | 0.99*,§ | (0.99‐1) | 0.99 | (0.99‐0.99) | 0.99*,§ | (0.99‐0.99) | 0.99 | (0.99‐0.99) | *.0011; §.0488 |
Results of alpha diversity metrics are reported, significant differences are indicated with (*) or (§).
Abbreviations: After, after 30 or 60 days of dietary trial with APFD; Baseline, T0, before dietary trial with APFD; FRE, food‐responsive enteropathy dog; HC, healthy control; Min., minimum; Max., maximum.