Table 4.

Identities of variable region V6-V8 DGGE bands picked and sequenced from the gel in Figure 6A

DGGE band number	Closest relative (if known)	Origin and accession number	Sequence homology (%)
1	Akkermansia muciniphila	Adult human gut [GenBank:AY271254]	97
2	Uncultured human gut bacterial clone	Elderly human [GenBank:AY920038]	100
3	Uncultured human gut bacterium	Human gut [GenBank:EF402349]	99
4	Roseburia faecalis	Healthy adult faecal sample [GenBank:DQ144129]	99
5	Uncultured human gut bacterial clone	Human adult faecal sample [GenBank:DQ795140]	98
6	Uncultured bacterial clone	Rumen [GenBank:DQ394592]	96
7	Uncultured Clostridiales clone	Human gut [GenBank:EU530233]	99
8	Lachnobacterium bovis	Animal rumen [GenBank:AF298665]	100
9	Lachnospira pectinoschiza	Greenland ice core [GenBank:AY169414]	98
10	Butyrivibrio crossotus	No origin given [GenBank:X89981]	98
11	Uncultured bacterial clone	Human adult faecal sample [GenBank:AY916377]	99
12	Eubacterium rectale	Healthy human gut [GenBank:AY804151]	99
13	Uncultured bacterial clone	Porcine intestine [GenBank:AF371769]	100
14	Uncultured bacterial clone	Human Crohn's disease patient [GenBank:AF530350]	99
15	Bifidobacterium longum NCC2705	Human intestinal tract [GenBank:AE014295]	100
16	Uncultured bacterial clone	Animal rumen [GenBank:DQ394592]	97
17	Uncultured bacterial clone	Human gut [GenBank:AF132248]	94
18	Eubacterium rectale	Healthy human gut [GenBank:AY804151]	99
19	Uncultured bacterial clone	Crohn's disease patient [GenBank:AF530350]	97
20	Uncultured bacterial clone	Elderly human [GenBank:AY920002]	99