TABLE 5.
Differences of bacterial distribution (%) in ileal digesta between the control and Clostridium butyricum treatment groups.
| Control | Treatment | P-value | |
| Phyla | |||
| Bacteroidetes | 0.130.04b | 0.200.09a | 0.044 |
| Firmicutes | 98.700.84 | 95.064.87 | 0.061 |
| Classes | |||
| Clostridia | 0.350.13b | 0.920.52a | 0.011 |
| Bacilli | 98.300.90 | 94.105.14 | 0.055 |
| Bacteroidia | 0.130.04 | 0.200.09 | 0.061 |
| Orders | |||
| Cardiobacteriales | 0.0020.002b | 0.0510.010a | <0.001 |
| Bacillales | 0.3950.160a | 0.0110.006b | <0.001 |
| Micrococcales | 0.0210.009b | 0.0660.031a | 0.004 |
| Clostridiales | 0.3490.126b | 0.9160.516a | 0.018 |
| Enterobacteriales | 0.0820.042 | 0.0480.019 | 0.059 |
| Bifidobacteriales | 0.5100.646 | 2.4741.162 | 0.078 |
| Lactobacillales | 97.940.99 | 94.125.14 | 0.088 |
| Families | |||
| Wohlfahrtiimonadaceae | 0.0020.002b | 0.0510.010a | <0.001 |
| Bacillaceae | 0.3950.160a | 0.0100.007b | <0.001 |
| Corynebacteriaceae | 0.0140.007b | 0.0270.007a | 0.012 |
| Micrococcaceae | 0.0090.003b | 0.0490.031a | 0.012 |
| Carnobacteriaceae | 0.0170.009b | 0.0340.014a | 0.030 |
| Clostridiaceae | 0.1660.072 | 0.6290.548 | 0.060 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 0.0820.042 | 0.0480.019 | 0.068 |
| Brevibacteriaceae | 0.0010.002 | 0.0020.002 | 0.072 |
| Bifidobacteriaceae | 0.5100.646 | 2.4741.162 | 0.078 |
| Genera | |||
| Ignatzschineria | 0.0020.002b | 0.0510.010a | <0.001 |
| Bacillus | 0.3950.160a | 0.0100.007b | <0.001 |
| Brachybacterium | 0.0010.002b | 0.0100.003a | <0.001 |
| Psychrobacter | 0.0010.001b | 0.0080.003a | 0.001 |
| Corynebacterium | 0.0080.006b | 0.0170.005a | 0.011 |
| Rothia | 0.0080.002b | 0.0430.028a | 0.013 |
| Klebsiella | 0.0360.026a | 0.0060.004b | 0.013 |
| Terrisporobacter | 0.0550.022a | 0.0310.010b | 0.025 |
| Clostridium sensu stricto 13 | 0.0080.006 | 0.5220.575 | 0.054 |
| Brevibacterium | 0.0010.002 | 0.0020.002 | 0.079 |
a,bValues with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05).