Exploring the Possible Link between the Gut Microbiome and Fat Deposition in Pigs

Figure 4

Microbial profiles of the high- and low-fat pigs. The colon content samples were collected at 250 days old for DNA isolation and metagenome sequencing. (a) NMDS analysis of colon content samples was performed with the abundance of genes. (b) The relative abundance of microbial domains between the two groups. (c) The relative abundance of Archaea at genus level between the two groups. . (d) The relative abundance of Archaea at species level between the two groups. The heatmap was generated with -score calculated from the relative abundance of each Archaea species. Data are expressed as () and analyzed by the unpaired two-tailed Students’ -test. H: the high-fat pigs; L: the low-fat pigs.

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