Table 3. Original number of reads per group-treatment assigned to OTUs, and alpha diversity metrics values (rarefied at 4500 reads) of faecal microbial community in sea bass fed CTRL, GMOS, GMOSPHYTO, and PHYTO diets.
| FEEDING GROUPS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | CTRL | GMOS | GMOSPHYTO | PHYTO |
| Reads | 48,041 ± 14,700a | 17,556 ± 16,463b | 47,907 ± 9,400a | 41,004 ± 9,138ab |
| Observed OTUs | 42.83 ± 9.09a | 33.00 ± 4.73ab | 22.00 ± 10.94b | 36.67 ± 17.44ab |
| Shannon | 2.63 ± 0.75 | 3.74 ± 1.29 | 2.31 ± 0.33 | 2.30 ± 0.08 |
| Pielou’s evenness | 0.49 ± 0.12 | 0.75 ± 0.27 | 0.54 ± 0.06 | 0.47 ± 0.10 |
| Faith PD | 4.07 ± 0.99 | 3.76 ± 0.99 | 3.07 ± 1.50 | 4.31 ± 1.69 |
Reported data are expressed as means ± SD (n = 6). The means were compared by Kruskal-Wallis test (p<0.05). Different superscript letters on the same column indicate significant differences.