Research Article

Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbial Composition and Meat Flavor of Two Chicken Breeds in Different Rearing Patterns

Table 4

Functional profile of the chicken microbiota from the MG-RAST subsystem.

NumberGene functionsClusters

12-C-Methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthaseQ-FR, Q-CR; C-FR, C-CR
2Plastoglobulin-1 protein (pG1 protein), homology to homo sapiensQ-FR, Q-CR; C-FR, C-CR
3Glucosidase activity in degradation of mucin oligosaccharide chainsQ-FR, Q-CR; C-FR, C-CR
4Ribose-5-phosphate isomeraseQ-FR, Q-CR; C-FR, C-CR
5RibokinaseQ-FR, Q-CR, C-FR, C-CR
62-Dehydropantoate 2-reductaseQ-FR, Q-CR; C-FR, C-CR
7Zinc-containing mannitol-2-dehydrogenaseC-FR, C-CR; Q-CR
83,4-Dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate synthaseQ-CR, Q-FR, C-FR
9Lytic transglycosylaseC-CR, Q-FR
10LPXTG-motif cell wall anchor domain proteinQ-FR, Q-CR
11Utilize citrate for acetoin productionC-CR, Q-CR
12Utilize cellulose and cellulose derivatives; cellulolytic activity for xylan degradationC-FR, Q-FR
13Phenylalaine-2-oxo-glutarate transaminase activityC-FR, Q-FR
14LipasesC-FR, Q-FR
15LEA domain containing proteinQ-FR, C-FR
16Putative transcriptional regulator, IcIR family proteinC-FR
17Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseC-FR
18Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [NAD(P)+], anaerobic, A subunitC-FR
19Outer membrane adhesion like proteinQ-FR
20Putative NADPH-dependent glutamate synthase small subunitQ-FR
21Methyltransferase involved in both Ubiquinone and menaquinone biosynthesisC-FR
22Cation efflux system protein czcAC-FR
23Biotin synthesisQ-FR
24Histidinol dehydrogenaseQ-FR
25Polyketide synthaseQ-CR
26Type IV pilus assembly protein PilBQ-CR