Table 2.
Relative abundance of microbial genera (percentage) significantly affected by feeding regimen in the ileal digesta, colonic digesta, and colon mucosa of pigs1.
| Sample | Genus | Group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | M3 | M5 | |||
| Ileal digesta | Turicibacter | 8.52 a | 6.65 ab | 1.96 b | 0.03 |
| Colonic digesta | Phascolarctobacterium | 0.77 b | 1.02 ab | 1.85 a | 0.02 |
| Colon mucosa | Oscillibacter | 1.12 ab | 1.20 a | 0.69 b | 0.02 |
1
Significantly changed bacteria in the ileal digesta, colonic digesta, and colon mucosa of pigs at the genus level (relative abundance > 1%).
a,b
Mean values within a line with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05).
M1, one meal per day; M3, three meals per day; M5, five meals per day.