Modeling human enteric dysbiosis and rotavirus immunity in gnotobiotic pigs

Table 2 Mean alpha diversity parameters in gut microbiome of HGM colonized Gn pigs

HHGM	Comparison between time points				Comparison between groups
HHGM	PID28	PCD7	p**	PID28	HHGM	UHGM	p
Shannon index	2.366	1.236	0.009	Shannon index	2.366	2.743	0.006
Phylogenetic diversity	6.806	6.108	0.016	Phylogenetic diversity	6.806	6.580	0.855
Observed species	92.460	65.180	0.009	Observed species	92.460	90.550	0.855
Chao 1	168.399	125.946	0.009	Chao 1	168.399	189.092	0.201

UHGM	Comparison between time points				Comparison between groups
UHGM	PID28	PCD7	p	PCD7	HHGM	UHGM	p
Shannon index	2.743	2.780	0.749	Shannon index	1.236	2.780	0.006
Phylogenetic diversity	6.580	6.988	0.262	Phylogenetic diversity	6.108	6.988	0.045
Observed species	90.550	102.583	0.173	Observed species	65.180	102.583	0.006
Chao 1	189.092	206.175	0.631	Chao 1	125.946	206.175	0.006

** Kruskal–Wallis rank sum test was used for comparisons. p < 0.05 is considered significant

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