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Table 1 Comparison of alpha diversity between High-FEC and Low-FEC groups in each gastro-intestinal tract segments

From: Bacterial communities in the gastrointestinal tract segments of helminth-resistant and helminth-susceptible sheep

Segment/Group

OTU richness (mean ± SD)

p values

Shannon index (mean ± SD)

p values

High-FEC

Low-FEC

High-FEC

Low-FEC

Rumen

139 ± 14

133 ± 9

0.265

5.7 ± 0.4

5.7 ± 0.3

0.591

Abomasum

141 ± 15

142 ± 10

0.867

5.5 ± 0.3

5.6 ± 0.4

0.475

Duodenum

103 ± 24

149 ± 22

< 0.001

4.6 ± 0.4

5.6 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Jejunum

103 ± 33

113 ± 27

0.456

4.4 ± 1.6

5.0 ± 1.1

0.375

Ileum

80 ± 31

104 ± 41

0.151

2.7 ± 1.3

3.9 ± 1.7

0.091

Caecum

92 ± 15

98 ± 16

0.366

4.6 ± 0.6

4.6 ± 0.4

0.735

Colon

103 ± 26

99 ± 15

0.679

4.7 ± 0.6

4.6 ± 0.5

0.844

Faeces

109 ± 23

106 ± 16

0.796

4.9 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.5

0.694

  1. The ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc test was used to assess the differences among groups
  2. FEC, faecal egg count; SD, standard deviation