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Table 3 Alpha diversity of microbiota between T0 and T1 across honeybee digestive samples in hives a and B

From: Effects of a supplemented diet containing 7 probiotic strains (Honeybeeotic) on honeybee physiology and immune response: analysis of hemolymph cytology, phenoloxidase activity, and gut microbiome

 

T0

T1

HIVE A

(Control)

Digestive tract

Shannon’s index

Digestive tract

Shannon’s index

Crop

1.59

Crop

1.99

Midgut

2.66

Midgut

1.73

Ileum

2.13

Ileum

2.07

Rectum

2.47

Rectum

2.31

HIVE B

(Probiotic)

Digestive tract

Shannon’s index

Digestive tract

Shannon’s index

Crop

1.86

Crop

2.11

Midgut

1.60

Midgut

2.12

Ileum

2.17

Ileum

2.32

Rectum

2.46

Rectum

2.44

  1. The table reports the mean Shannon’s index for alpha diversity calculated on the taxa included in the microbiota of honeybees at the beginning of the trial (T0) and after receiving or not the probiotics (T1)
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Biological Research

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