Table 3.
Operational taxonomic unit count and diversity estimation from sequencing analysis and based on the 16S rRNA gene libraries.
| Item | Treatments1 | SEM | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | L | M | H | |||
| Observed species | 1,341 | 1,332 | 1,341 | 1,321 | 15.03 | 0.249 |
| Shannon | 7.16 | 7.62 | 7.29 | 7.42 | 0.08 | 0.189 |
| Simpson | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.01 | 0.277 |
| Chao 1 | 1,571 | 1,543 | 1,578 | 1,575 | 21.16 | 0.942 |
| ACE | 1,603 | 1,556 | 1,589 | 1,600 | 18.52 | 0.818 |
| Good's coverage | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.192 |
1
CK, L, M, and H: treatment groups supplemented with SeY at 0 (control), 0.09 (low), 0.18 (medium), and 0.36 (high) g/kg dry matter, respectively.