Diversity estimation of the 16S rRNA gene libraries of the rumen of goats from the sequencing analysisa.

a The operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were defined with 3% dissimilarity. The richness estimators (ACE and Chao) and diversity indices (Shannon and Simpson) were calculated.b The 80-day-old group samples included goats 21, 22 and 23; the 90-day-old group samples included goats 31, 32 and 33; the 100-day-old group samples included goats 41, 42 and 43; the 110-day-old group samples included goats 51, 52 and 53.Diversity estimation of the 16S rRNA gene libraries of the rumen of goats from the sequencing analysisa.