TABLE 2.
Partial Least Square results for the microbial genes explaining the variability in feed conversion ratio and residual feed intake.
| KEGG ID gene | General function | Protein | VIP | Coefficient |
| Feed conversion ratio (FCR) | ||||
| K01840 | Biofilm formation | Phosphomannomutase | 0.89 | −0.02 |
| K02005 | Secretion system | HlyD family secretion protein | 0.93 | −0.05 |
| K02429 | Fucose sensing | MFS transporter, FHS family, L-fucose permease | 0.92 | −0.14 |
| K02454 | Secretion system | General secretion pathway protein E | 0.87 | 0.04 |
| K02652 | Pilus | Type IV pilus assembly protein PilB | 0.88 | 0.02 |
| K02653 | Pilus | Type IV pilus assembly protein PilC | 0.83 | 0.00 |
| K03205 | Secretion system | Type IV secretion system protein VirD4 | 1.59 | 0.29 |
| K11068 | Virulence | Hemolysin III | 0.92 | −0.16 |
| Residual feed intake (RFI) | ||||
| K01654 | Sialic acid synthesis | N-acetylneuraminate synthase | 0.77 | 0.09 |
| K02283 | Pilus | pilus assembly protein CpaF | 0.83 | −0.02 |
| K02396 | Flagella | Flagellar hook-associated protein 1 FlgK | 0.74 | −0.07 |
| K02410 | Flagella | Flagellar motor switch protein FliG | 1.17 | 0.21 |
| K02454 | Secretion system | General secretion pathway protein E | 0.91 | 0.00 |
| K02652 | Pilus | Type IV pilus assembly protein PilB | 1.03 | −0.14 |
| K02653 | Pilus | Type IV pilus assembly protein PilC | 0.83 | 0.00 |
| K06442 | Virulence | Putative hemolysin | 0.84 | −0.04 |
VIP, Variable Importance for Projection obtained by PLS analysis.