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. 2006 Jun 16;103(26):10011–10016. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0602187103

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Cocolonization of mice with M. smithii and B. thetaiotaomicron enhances host energy storage. (A) GC-MS analyses of acetate in sera obtained by retro-orbital phlebotomy from fasted (4 h) 12-week-old male GF, B. thetaiotaomicron monoassociated, and biassociated [B. thetaiotaomicron/M. smithii or B. thetaiotaomicron/D. piger (Dp)] gnotobiotic mice (n = 5 per group per experiment; two independent experiments; mean ± SEM are plotted). (B) Liver triglyceride levels (n = 5 per group; each assayed in duplicate; mean ± SEM plotted). (C) Epididymal fat pad weights (n = 5 per group per experiment; two independent experiments; mean ± SEM plotted). ∗, P < 0.05; ∗∗, P < 0.01; ∗∗∗, P < 0.005.