Impact of early-life rearing history on gut microbiome succession and performance of Nile tilapia

Table 3 The characteristics of co-occurrence networks of the four treatments at the end of Phase III (growth trial, 105 dof)

System (S)	FTS		BFS		P (permutation)
Diet (D)	M-NSP	H-NSP	M-NSP	H-NSP	S	D
Number of nodes	112	122	112	127	ns	**
Number of edges	475	497	596	574	**	ns
Positive/negative ratio	2.8	2.6	4.6	3.9	**	ns
Average degree	8.48	8.15	10.74	9.04	ns	**
Clustering coefficient	0.68	0.56	0.62	0.61	ns	***
Density	0.076	0.067	0.096	0.072	ns	***
Path length	3.44	3.34	3.01	3.36	ns	ns
Modularity	1.51	1.57	0.89	0.86	***	ns

P values were calculated using Mann–Whitney test, after permutation of 70% of the initial data
FTS flow-through system, BFS biofloc system, M-NSP moderate NSP diet, H-NSP high NSP diet, S larval rearing system in Phase I, D diet type in Phase III, ns not significant
^**P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001

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