Table 2. Linear discriminate analysis effect size (LEfSe) showing significant taxa (biomarkers, in bold) in the faeces of the ponies for each sampling day (D) when ponies (n = 6) were maintained on grass (G).
| Phylum>Class>Order>Family>Genus | LDA | P-value | Biomarker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteroidetes>Bacteroidia>Bacteroidales>* | 7.1 | 0.010 | D1-G |
| Bacteroidetes>Bacteroidia>Bacteroidales>*>* | 7.1 | 0.010 | D1-G |
| >_Paraprevotellaceae_>CF231 | 5.8 | 0.038 | D1-G |
| Proteobacteria>Deltaproteobacteria>Desulfovibrionales | 4.8 | 0.039 | D1-G |
| > >Desulfovibrionaceae | 4.8 | 0.039 | D1-G |
| Firmicutes>Clostridia>Clostridiales>Lachnospiraceae>Roseburia | 4.8 | 0.004 | D1-G |
| Spirochaetes | 6.7 | 0.002 | D1-G |
| >Spirochaetes | 6.7 | 0.001 | D1-G |
| >Spirochaetales | 6.7 | 0.001 | D1-G |
| >Spirochaetaceae | 6.7 | 0.001 | D1-G |
| >Treponema | 6.7 | 0.001 | D1-G |
| Cyanobacteria>Chloroplast | 4.8 | 0.014 | D2-G |
| >Streptophyta | 5.0 | 0.014 | D2-G |
| >* | 5.0 | 0.014 | D2-G |
| >* | 5.0 | 0.014 | D2-G |
| Firmicutes>Clostridia>Clostridiales>Clostridiaceae>Sarcina | 4.4 | <0.001 | D2-G |
| >Lachnospiraceae>Lachnobacterium | 4.6 | 0.017 | D2-G |
| Firmicutes>Bacilli | 4.5 | 0.016 | D2-G |
| >Lactobacillales | 4.5 | 0.016 | D2-G |
| >Lactobacillaceae | 4.5 | 0.016 | D2-G |
| >Lactobacillus | 4.5 | 0.016 | D2-G |
| Actinobacteria>Coriobacteriia>Coriobacteriales>Coriobacteriaceae>Slackia | 4.5 | 0.002 | D2-G |
| Proteobacteria>Alphaproteobacteria>Rickettsiales>mitochondria_Other | 4.7 | 0.006 | D3-G |
| Firmicutes>Clostridia>Clostridiales_Other_Other | 5.6 | 0.017 | D3-G |
| Actinobacteria>Coriobacteriia>Coriobacteriales>Coriobacteriaceae>Adlercreutzia | 5.3 | 0.020 | D3-G |
* indicates unclassified taxonomic level. D: day; H: hay; G: grass; LDA: linear discriminate analysis score.