Table 2.
Alpha diversity indices of the cecal microbiota of broilers.
| Group1 | Coverage, % | Richness estimator | Diversity index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chao1 | ACE | PD_whole_tree | Shannon | Simpson | ||
| CON | > 99 | 362.45 ± 20.02 | 369.9 ± 21.96 | 21.84 ± 1.61 | 4.41 ± 0.21 | 0.864 ± 0.023 |
| APS | > 99 | 347.25 ± 26.87 | 349.67 ± 25.83 | 19.8 ± 1.26 | 4.02 ± 0.28 | 0.827 ± 0.034 |
| CON + SA | > 99 | 361.53 ± 29.60 | 364.36 ± 28.79 | 23.02 ± 1.21 | 4.34 ± 0.18 | 0.868 ± 0.017 |
| APS + SA | > 99 | 406.69 ± 38.84 | 388.8 ± 28.67 | 24.23 ± 1.43 | 4.41 ± 0.17 | 0.881 ± 0.014 |
1CON: control pair-fed group; APS: APS-supplemented pair-fed group; CON + SA: control S. ser. Enteritidis-challenged group; APS + SA: APS-supplemented S. ser. Enteritidis-challenged group.