Table 10.

Significant differences in microbiota metabolic functions between the Ileum and the other three intestine segments.

Ileum Microbiota metabolic functions	> Duodenum	> Jejunum	> Ceca
Xylene degradation			P < 0.004
Metabolism of co-factors and vitamins			P < 0.0021
D-alanine metabolism			P < 0.0015
Glutathione metabolism			P < 0.015
Chloroalkane and chloroalkene degration			P < 0.024
Retinol degradation			P < 0.024
Drug metabolism – cytochrome P450			P < 0.026
Tyrosine metabolism			P < 0.033
Dioxin degradation			P < 0.033

See also Fig. S3.