Table 1. Top ten bacterial species identified in hare and rabbit faecal samples using Nanopore sequencing.
| Phylum | Family | Genus | Species | Mean relative abundance (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hares | ||||
| Firmicutes | Ruminococcaceae | Ruminococcus | albus | 11.360 |
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | uniformis | 3.712 |
| Firmicutes | Ruminococcaceae | Ruminococcus | champanellensis | 3.251 |
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | sartorii | 1.578 |
| Firmicutes | Ruminococcaceae | Ruminococcus | flavefaciens | 1.546 |
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | mediterraneensis | 1.471 |
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | eggerthii | 1.322 |
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | caecigallinarum | 1.068 |
| Bacteroidetes | Rikenellaceae | Alistipes | putredinis | 1.066 |
| Firmicutes | Lachnospiraceae | Roseburia | hominis | 0.980 |
| Rabbits | ||||
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | baratii | 4.239 |
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | moniliforme | 2.837 |
| Firmicutes | Peptostreptococcaceae | Paeniclostridium | sordellii | 2.258 |
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | paraputrificum | 1.710 |
| Firmicutes | Peptostreptococcaceae | Paraclostridium | bifermentans | 1.619 |
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | senegalense | 1.541 |
| Firmicutes | Ruminococcacaea | Ruminococcus | albus | 1.520 |
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | argentinense | 0.873 |
| Firmicutes | Peptostreptococcaceae | Paraclostridium | benzoelyticum | 0.764 |
| Verrucomicrobia | Akkermansiaceae | Akkermansia | glycaniphila | 0.728 |