Table 7.
Differences of bacterial distribution in ileal digesta between the control and essential oil supplementation groupsa
| Items, % | Cb | E | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phyla | |||
| Actinobacteria | 1.48 ± 2.86 | 10.68 ± 8.88 | 0.052 |
| Cyanobacteria | 0.63 ± 0.81 | 9.13 ± 7.66 | 0.042 |
| Classes | |||
| Betaproteobacteria | 0.74 ± 0.79 | 12.77 ± 8.71 | 0.019 |
| Actinobacteria | 1.48 ± 2.85 | 10.59 ± 8.83 | 0.053 |
| Chloroplast | 0.63 ± 0.81 | 9.12 ± 7.66 | 0.042 |
| Alphaproteobacteria | 0.32 ± 0.39 | 2.53 ± 1.12 | 0.004 |
| Orders | |||
| Burkholderiales | 0.73 ± 0.79 | 12.76 ± 8.70 | 0.019 |
| Bifidobacteriales | 1.43 ± 2.80 | 10.04 ± 8.68 | 0.060 |
| Streptophyta | 0.63 ± 0.81 | 9.12 ± 7.66 | 0.042 |
| Families | |||
| Comamonadaceae | 0.60 ± 0.66 | 10.97 ± 7.42 | 0.019 |
| Bifidobacteriaceae | 1.43 ± 2.80 | 10.04 ± 8.68 | 0.060 |
| Oxalobacteraceae | 0.12 ± 0.12 | 1.77 ± 1.33 | 0.013 |
| Genera | |||
| Aeriscardovia | 1.41 ± 2.80 | 9.86 ± 8.69 | 0.064 |
| Aquabacterium | 0.40 ± 0.54 | 8.89 ± 6.00 | 0.018 |
| Ralstonia | 0.10 ± 0.10 | 1.69 ± 1.34 | 0.033 |
| Pelomonas | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 1.69 ± 1.46 | 0.023 |
| SMB53 | 1.56 ± 1.61 | 0.18 ± 0.28 | 0.090 |
| Silene | 0.23 ± 0.30 | 1.39 ± 1.06 | 0.027 |
a Data are represented with the means ± standard deviation (n = 6)
b C, control; E, essential oil-supplemented group (essential oil addition at 200 mg/kg)