Table 3.
The relative abundance (%) of the main fungal phyla and genera in the faecal samples from the three different pig breeds.
| CH | YS | TB | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylum | ||||
| Basidiomycota | 73.94% ± 24.45% | 67.77% ± 34.69% | 44.86% ± 20.31% | 0.21 |
| Ascomycota | 24.33% ± 22.92% | 25.56% ± 35.70% | 38.13% ± 36.04% | 0.58 |
| Chytridiomycota | 0.52% ± 0.22% | 0.27% ± 0.35% | 0.62% ± 0.69% | 0.054 |
| Zygomycota | 0.20% ± 0.27% a | 0.38% ± 0.23% ab | 0.49% ± 0.25% b | 0.04 |
| Neocallimastigomycota | 0.01% ± 0.02% | 0.02% ± 0.30% | 0.03% ± 0.12% | 0.36 |
| Glomeromycota | 0.03% ± 0.04%a | 0.12% ± 0.22%b | 0.07% ± 0.08%ab | 0.046 |
| Others | 1.57% ± 2.17%a | 6.62% ± 6.50%ab | 8.67% ± 15.50%b | 0.01 |
| Genus | ||||
| Loreleia | 21.03% ± 10.29%ab | 18.95% ± 18.02%b | 7.15% ± 4.27%a | 0.02 |
| Russula | 12.27% ± 8.31% | 16.88% ± 11.77% | 12.85% ± 13.20% | 0.60 |
| Nephroma | 5.55% ± 13.61%b | 0.06% ± 4.73%a | 10.92% ± 14.95%c | 0.01 |
| Candida | 6.59% ± 11.35% | 9.03% ± 37.54% | 7.51% ± 14.20% | 0.51 |
| Metschnikowia | 2.89% ± 2.59%ab | 7.61% ± 6.79%b | 1.97% ± 1.45%a | 0.01 |
| Hydnocystis | 2.61% ± 1.62%b | 0.57% ± 0.32%a | 0.53% ± 0.42%a | 0.004 |
| Bullera * | 1.21% ± 0.71% | 1.09% ± 0.47% | 1.37% ± 0.80% | 0.65 |
| Taiwanofungus | 0.14% ± 0.32% | 0.15% ± 0.95% | 0.60% ± 1.62% | 0.08 |
| Microidium | 0.05% ± 0.04% | 0.08% ± 0.11% | 0.15% ± 1.03% | 0.12 |
| Ceraceomyces | 0a | 0.001% ± 0.01%ab | 0.02% ± 0.43%b | 0.02 |
| Others* | 44.68% ± 6.70% | 36.48% ± 6.14% | 46.51% ± 13.67% | 0.06 |
All of the known fungal phyla and the top 10 known genera are presented. Different alphabetical (a, b, c, ab) superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05).
*
Means the normally distributed data which are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD). The rest of the data are not normally distributed and presented as median ± interquartile range (IQR).