Table 2 Average alpha diversity measures (mean ± SEM) for bacterial communities at the family level

All

All

All

2.02 ± 0.03

0.800 ± 0.006

3.25 ± 0.02

Cecal

2.07 ± 0.03

0.818 ± 0.006

3.29 ± 0.03

Distal colon

1.96 ± 0.04^a

0.781 ± 0.010^a

3.21 ± 0.04

Female

2.01 ± 0.04

0.798 ± 0.010

3.25 ± 0.03

Male

2.02 ± 0.03

0.801 ± 0.008

3.26 ± 0.04

Without

2.07 ± 0.04

0.809 ± 0.009

3.25 ± 0.04

With

1.96 ± 0.03

0.790 ± 0.009

3.25 ± 0.03

Cecal

Without

2.11 ± 0.05

0.825 ± 0.009

3.28 ± 0.04

Cecal

With

2.02 ± 0.04

0.811 ± 0.008

3.29 ± 0.04

Distal colon

Without

2.02 ± 0.06

0.791 ± 0.015^b

3.21 ± 0.07^b

Distal colon

With

1.91 ± 0.05

0.771 ± 0.013^c

3.21 ± 0.04^c

Female

Without

2.12 ± 0.06

0.817 ± 0.013

3.25 ± 0.05

Female

With

1.90 ± 0.05^d

0.779 ± 0.012

3.25 ± 0.04

Male

Without

2.01 ± 0.05

0.800 ± 0.012

3.26 ± 0.06

Male

With

2.03 ± 0.04

0.802 ± 0.011

3.26 ± 0.04