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Table 1 LME analysis of the relationship between alpha diversity indices and diet and sampling time

From: Longitudinal study on the effects of a synbiotic supplement to Atlantic salmon diets on performance, gut microbiota and immune responses during antibiotic treatment and subsequent recovery

Alpha diversity indices

Predictors

DF1

DF2

F

P

Nonmedicated

Observed

Diet

1

9.97

2.35

0.157

Time

2

20.50

0.31

0.735

Diet:time

2

20.50

4.25

0.029

Shannon

Diet

1

9.93

7.36

0.022

Time

2

20.76

3.39

0.053

Diet:time

2

20.76

0.74

0.490

Medicated

Observed

Diet

1

3.85

0.13

0.742

Time

2

23.08

1.84

0.181

Diet:time

2

23.08

9.43

0.001

Shannon

Diet

1

3.76

8.38

0.048

Time

2

23.14

3.63

0.043

Diet:time

2

23.14

1.70

0.205

  1. DF1 and DF2, degree of freedom 1 and 2; F, F ratio; P, p value