Table 4.
Experiment 2—shift in duodenum OTU in steers classified as having less (n = 8) or greater (n = 8) ADG
| Clade | P-value | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus | Species | ADG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.036 | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | NA | NA | ↓ |
| Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | NA | NA | ↓ | ||
| 2 | 0.043 | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | NA | NA | ↑ |
| 3 | 0.046 | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | NA | NA | ↓ |
| Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | Lachnospiraceae | NA | NA | ↓ | ||
| 4 | 0.044 | Firmicutes | Clostridia | Clostridiales | [Mogibacteriaceae] | NA | NA | ↓ |
| 5 | 0.036 | Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | Planococcaceae | Ureibacillus | NA | ↓ |
| Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | Planococcaceae | Ureibacillus | NA | ↓ | ||
| 6 | 0.020 | Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | Bacillaceae | Bacillus | NA | ↓ |
| Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | NA | NA | NA | ↓ | ||
| Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | Bacillaceae | Bacillus | thermoamylovorans | ↓ | ||
| Firmicutes | Bacilli | Bacillales | Bacillaceae | Bacillus | NA | ↓ | ||
| 7 | 0.043 | Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidia | Bacteroidales | Prevotellaceae | Prevotella | NA | ↓ |
NA, OTU not assigned; ↓, OTU directionally greater in less ADG; ↑, OTU directionally greater in greater ADG.