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Table 2 Diversity estimation of the 16S rRNA gene libraries of the 27 samples from the 16S rRNA sequences

From: Astragalus affects fecal microbial composition of young hens as determined by 16S rRNA sequencing

Group

ACE

Chao 1

Shannon

Simpson

A (n = 13)

245.0552 ± 51.5936

248.4307 ± 55.2267

4.0145 ± 1.1526

0.8572 ± 0.0739a

B (n = 14)

241.7484 ± 54.5922

247.0312 ± 55.5076

3.2576 ± 1.4677

0.6973 ± 0.0617b

  1. Group A = control; Group B = basal diet + 0.5% Astragalus
  2. a,bDifferent superscript letters in the same column indicate significant differences