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Table 3 Indicator values of statistically significant genera in relation to clinical status (healthy vs. metritis) in post-partum cows

From: Microbial communities and inflammatory response in the endometrium differ between normal and metritic dairy cows at 5–10 days post-partum

Genus

Phylum

Clinical status

Indicator value

P value

Fusobacterium

Fusobacteria

Metritis

74

0.019

Propionibacterium

Actinobacteria

Healthy

65.4

0.011

Bacteroides

Bacteroidetes

Metritis

63.4

0.002

Acinetobacter

Proteobacteria

Healthy

60.8

0.012

Cupriavidus

Proteobacteria

Healthy

60.7

0.011

Porphyromonas

Bacteroidetes

Metritis

52.9

0.048

  1. Indicator value (IV) is an asymmetric index [48], used in this study to associate bacterial genera to cow clinical status, based on abundance and prevalence. The more abundant and prevalent the genus is in one group with a defined clinical status compared to the other, the higher the IV.