Table 6.
Effects of kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement on the relative abundances of cecal microbiota at the level of phyla
| Phyla | CON | KLF | AGP | SEM | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteroidetes | 14.97a | 14.84a | 14.57b | 0.05 | 0.017 |
| Firmicutes | 14.09 | 14.24 | 14.19 | 0.04 | 0.281 |
| Proteobacteria | 11.09c | 11.76b | 12.46a | 0.13 | 0.001 |
| Tenericutes | 7.44 | 7.02 | 6.95 | 0.16 | 0.253 |
| Actinobacteria | 7.66 | 7.40 | 8.37 | 0.27 | 0.222 |
| Elusimicrobia | 6.40 | 6.61 | 6.45 | 0.32 | 0.478 |
| Synergistetes | 7.26 | 7.17 | 8.11 | 0.15 | 0.098 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 5.83 | 5.59 | 6.00 | 0.21 | 0.871 |
| Others | 7.46 | 8.58 | 7.98 | 0.26 | 0.214 |
Sequences relative abundances were transformed using log2
SEM standard error of the mean; CON control treatment; KLF kudzu-leaf flavonoids supplement treatment; AGP the antibiotic supplement (Aureomycin) treatments
a,bWithin rows and with different letters differed significantly (P < 0.05)