TABLE 3.
Correlations between abundance of bacterial taxa and markers of cholesterol metabolisma
| Bacterial taxa | Correlationb (r value) between abundance of bacterial taxa and the following marker of cholesterol metabolism:
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSL intake | Non-HDL level | HDL level | Cholesterol absorption | |
| Family level Coriobacteriaceae | −0.54 (−0.50) | 0.84 (0.37) | −0.56 (−0.18) | 0.68 (0.50) |
| Genus level | ||||
| Bifidobacterium | 0.56 (0.61) | −0.61 (−0.33) | 0.75 (0.34) | −0.42 (−0.51) |
| Allobaculum | 0.50 (0.48) | −0.28 (−0.53) | 0.24 (0.50) | −0.45 (−0.37) |
| Pseudoramibacter | −0.24 (0.23) | 0.07 (−0.39) | −0.12 (0.19) | 0.08 (−0.40) |
| Unclassified members of the following families | ||||
| Coriobacteriaceae | −0.48 (−0.52) | 0.82 (0.40) | 0.52 (−0.19) | 0.71 (0.47) |
| Erysipelotrichaceae | −0.74 (−0.70) | 0.45 (0.34) | −0.48 (−0.32) | 0.68 (0.56) |
a
Values for animals fed 1% and 5% GSL are presented.
b
Values for all animals, including control animals, are presented in parentheses. Correlation coefficients with an r of >0.7 are shown in boldface type.