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
|
- 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.