TABLE 3.
Taxonomic distribution of 16S rRNA gene sequences in cecal contents of Syrian hamsters
| Taxonomy | No. (%) of sequences found in treatment group
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fed | Fasted | Torpid | |
| Phylum Bacteroidetes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) |
| Class Bacteroidetes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) |
| Order Bacteroidales | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) |
| Unclassified Bacteroidales | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) |
| Phylum Firmicutes | 86 (90.5) | 37 (39.8) | 81 (89.0) |
| Class Bacilli | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) |
| Order Lactobacillales | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) |
| Family Lactobacillaceae | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) |
| Class Clostridia | 78 (82.1) | 35 (37.6) | 74 (81.3) |
| Order Clostridiales | 76 (80.0) | 34 (37.6) | 74 (81.3) |
| Family Veillonellaceae | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) |
| Family Lachnospiraceae | 50 (52.6) | 13 (14.0) | 55 (60.4) |
| Family Ruminococcaceae | 21 (22.1) | 18 (19.4) | 13 (14.3) |
| Unclassified Clostridiales | 5 (5.3) | 3 (3.2) | 5 (5.4) |
| Unclassified Clostridia | 2 (2.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unclassified Firmicutes | 8 (8.4) | 2 (2.2) | 6 (6.6) |
| Phylum Proteobacteria | 2 (2.2) | 19 (20.4) | 1 (1.1) |
| Class Alphaproteobacteria | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unclassified Alphaproteobacteria | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| Class Deltaproteobacteria | 1 (1.1) | 12 (12.8) | 1 (1.1) |
| Order Desulfovibrionales | 1 (1.1) | 12 (12.8) | 1 (1.1) |
| Family Desulfovibrionaceae | 1 (1.1) | 12 (12.8) | 1 (1.1) |
| Unclassified Proteobacteria | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Phylum Verrucomicrobia | 0 (0.0) | 23 (24.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Class Verrucomicrobiae | 0 (0.0) | 23 (24.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Order Verrucomicrobiales | 0 (0.0) | 23 (24.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Family Verrucomicrobiaceae | 0 (0.0) | 23 (24.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Unclassified Bacteria | 7 (7.3) | 13 (14.0) | 7 (7.7) |
| Total | 95 (100.0) | 93 (100.0) | 91 (100.0) |