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List of primer sequences for qPCR_
| Gene | Forward primer (5’→3’) | Reverse primer (5’→3’) | Gene accession number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTB | CTCGGCTGTGGTGGTGAA | CCATCTATGAAGGCTACGC | AB495648 |
| Hsp70 | TGGTGGGAATGGTGGTGTTAC | ATCTGCTCCTGTTGGATGTCA | MH422508.1 |
| Hsp90 | CAGCAGCAGTATCATCTTCATC | CCTGTCCTCTGGCTTTAGTTT | NM001109785.1 |
| NF-kB1 | AGTTCAGGATGCACCAAGAGT | AGTCAACGCAGGACCTAAAGA | GGAF000241 |
| NF-KB2 | TGACGGTGGGATAGGTCTTGT | CTGCCTGGATGGGATTGACTA | U00111 |
| IL-6 | CCTAGAAGGAAATGAGAATGCCTAT | CGTTTATGGAGAAGACCGTGAG | AJ309540 |
| TNF-α | GCTTACTTCCCTTCTTCTCC | TCTACATCTGACCCATCCC | XM015284187 |
Library diversity of the 16S rRNA genes from the chicken cecum1_
| Group ID | HC | MC | LC |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTUs | 292 ± 22.70 | 297 ± 42.57 | 271 ± 52.59 |
| Chao1 | 334.06 ± 22.72ab | 351.67 ± 44.98a | 316.75 ± 45.95b |
| Observed species | 289.16 ± 22.77 | 294.25 ± 42.11 | 267.66 ± 53.71 |
| Shannon | 4.93 ± 0.43 | 4.62 ± 0.64 | 4.83 ± 1.01 |
| Simpson | 0.91 ± 0.03 | 0.86 ± 0.05 | 0.89 ± 0.11 |
| PD whole tree | 17.32 ± 1.18 | 17.83 ± 2.11 | 16.64 ± 2.88 |
| Good’s Coverage | 0.9983 ± 0.0001 | 0.9981 ± 0.0002 | 0.9983 ± 0.0002 |