Table 9.
Significant differences in microbiota metabolic functions between the Jejunum and the other three intestine segments.
| Jejunum Microbiota metabolic functions | > Duodenum | > Ileum | > Ceca |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-alanine metabolism | P < 0.015 | P < 0.027 | P < 0.003 |
| Biosynthesis of ansamycines (antibiotics) | P < 0.0045 | ||
| Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism | P < 0.01 | ||
| Purine metabolism | P < 0.022 | P < 0.028 | |
| Xylene degradation | P < 0.006 | ||
| Chloroalkane and chloroalkene degradation | P < 0.008 | ||
| Styrene degradation | P < 0.0065 | ||
| Dioxin degradation | P < 0.0072 | ||
| Translation protein | P < 0.0076 | ||
| Lipid metabolism | P < 0.0062 | ||
| Fatty acid biosynthesis | P < 0.017 | ||
| Butanoate metabolism | P < 0.018 | ||
| Tyrosine metabolism | P < 0.019 | ||
| Benzoate degradation | P < 0.020 | ||
| Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies | P < 0.029 |