Table 1.
Valid sequences and alpha diversity
| Regions | Reads | OTUs | Chao 1 | Shannon | Simpson | Good's coverage | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumen | 75,575 ± 3,179 | 2,612 ± 77Bb | 2,466.49 ± 157.91Bb | 7.62 ± 0.53Bb | 0.979 ± 0.014Aa | 0.9941 ± 0.0008Aa | 170.70 ± 5.71Bc |
| Abomasum | 73,400 ± 3,332 | 2,578 ± 167Bb | 2,497.79 ± 210.44Bb | 7.56 ± 0.51Bb | 0.977 ± 0.016Aa | 0.9935 ± 0.0006Ab | 175.24 ± 7.72Bb |
| Jejunum | 69,954 ± 5,965 | 2,529 ± 161Bb | 2,464.79 ± 393.92Bb | 6.86 ± 1.25Cc | 0.956 ± 0.038Bb | 0.9922 ± 0.0019Bc | 170.85 ± 4.59Bc |
| Colon | 73,423 ± 3,781 | 3,861 ± 180Aa | 3,733.21 ± 377.35Aa | 8.24 ± 0.55Aa | 0.986 ± 0.011Aa | 0.9943 ± 0.0019Aa | 184.74 ± 5.75Aa |
| Cecum | 70,584 ± 7,084 | 3,347 ± 247Aa | 3,306.76 ± 119.26Aa | 7.94 ± 0.41Bb | 0.988 ± 0.007Aa | 0.9930 ± 0.0011Ab | 184.02 ± 3.49Aa |
Values are expressed as the Ms ± SD. Values within the same column with same superscripts were not significantly different from one another (p > 0.05); however, Values with different lowercase letter superscripts were significantly different (p < 0.05), and values with different capital letter superscripts were extremely significantly different (p < 0.01).
OTU: operational taxonomic unit; PD: phylogenetic diversity.