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Table 1 Dissimilarities in the swine gut microbiome at different growth stages and meconium (d 0) revealed by analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) based on Bray-Curtis distances

From: Longitudinal investigation of the swine gut microbiome from birth to market reveals stage and growth performance associated bacteria

Group 1

Group 2

Sample size

R value

p value

q value

Finishing

Growing

134

0.554

0.001

0.001

Finishing

Lactation

102

0.974

0.001

0.001

Finishing

Meconium

85

0.903

0.001

0.001

Finishing

Nursery

150

0.829

0.001

0.001

Growing

Lactation

102

0.991

0.001

0.001

Growing

Meconium

85

0.989

0.001

0.001

Growing

Nursery

150

0.425

0.001

0.001

Lactation

Meconium

53

0.905

0.001

0.001

Lactation

Nursery

118

0.981

0.001

0.001

Meconium

Nursery

101

0.995

0.001

0.001