Table 4 Alpha diversity indices in healthy, clinical and subclinical mastitis in Sahiwal milk samples
From: Investigation of milk microbiota of healthy and mastitic Sahiwal cattle
Parameter | Healthy | Clinical Mastitis | Subclinical Mastitis | Kruskal Wallis | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shannon mean ± SEM | 8.708 ± 0.4964 | 6.798 ± 0.1952 | 8.118 ± 0.39 | 7.98 | 0.0105* |
Simpson mean ± SEM | 0.9955 ± 0.0015 | 0.98648 ± 0.0020 | 0.99392 ± 0.0015 | 8.78 | 0.0050** |
Chao1 mean ± SEM | 868.57 ± 228.87 | 277.02 ± 39.28 | 572.032 ± 118.94 | 5.82 | 0.0544 |
Observed features mean ± SEM | 864.4 ± 226.57 | 277 ± 39.26 | 568.8 ± 117.80 | 5.82 | 0.0544 |