Table 2. Taxonomic composition and relative abundance at the phylum level in fecal samples from the control and salmonella-infected groups

Phylum Control Salmonella-infected group T-test p-value
63-F 64-F 65-F 69-F 70-F 81-F
Bacteroidetes* 71.97% 70.64% 68.17% 46.88% 44.03% 47.45% 0.0001
Firmicutes* 27.20% 25.99% 30.56% 35.45% 43.79% 46.98% 0.0186
Proteobacteria* 0.01% 0.04% 0.24% 2.79% 2.06% 1.36% 0.0093
Spirochaetes* 0.01% 0.05% 0.12% 6.05% 5.74% 1.31% 0.0480
Unknown 0.82% 3.28% 0.92% 8.83% 4.38% 2.90% 0.1315