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. 2011 Oct 17;60(11):2775–2786. doi: 10.2337/db11-0227

TABLE 1.

Phylogenetic analysis of the taxa enriched or depleted in prebiotic-fed mice using pyrosequencing

Abundance (percent of total sequences)
Rank RDP classification Ob-CT Ob-Pre Change (%)*
Subclass Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae 0.006 ± 0.004 0.12 ± 0.05 1,971
Order Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Bifidobacteriales 0 ± 0 0.12 ± 0.05 Ob-Pre
Family Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Bifidobacteriales; Bifidobacteriaceae 0 ± 0 0.12 ± 0.05 Ob-Pre
Genus Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteridae; Bifidobacteriales; Bifidobacteriaceae; Bifidobacterium 0 ± 0 0.12 ± 0.05 Ob-Pre
Phylum Bacteroidetes 52 ± 3 64 ± 2 24
Class Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia 52 ± 3 64 ± 2 23
Order Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales 52 ± 3 64 ± 2 23
Family Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Prevotellaceae 2.6 ± 0.5 4.1 ± 0.5 55
Genus Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Prevotellaceae; Prevotella 1.4 ± 0.2 2.4 ± 0.2 73
Genus Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Porphyromonadaceae; Tannerella 1.4 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 0.1 33
Genus Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Porphyromonadaceae; Barnesiella 8.5 ± 0.8 10.7 ± 0.6 26
Phylum Firmicutes 44 ± 4 29 ± 2 −33
Class Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridia 42 ± 4 28 ± 2 −34
Order Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales 42 ± 4 27 ± 2 −35
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Ruminococcaceae; Anaerofilum 0.04 ± 0.01 0.003 ± 0.003 −93
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Ruminococcaceae; Anaerotruncus 1.0 ± 0.1 0.26 ± 0.04 −74
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Ruminococcaceae; Subdoligranulum 0.015 ± 0.007 0.07 ± 0.02 376
Family Lachnospiraceae 33 ± 3 18 ± 2 −44
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae; Syntrophococcus 0.012 ± 0.005 0 ± 0 Ob-CT
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae; Marvinbryantia 2.1 ± 0.6 0.8 ± 0.2 −63
Genus Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae; Anaerostipes 0.023 ± 0.008 0.003 ± 0.003 −88
Class Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria 0.18 ± 0.08 0.6 ± 0.1 259
Order Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales 0.17 ± 0.08 0.6 ± 0.1 271
Family Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Alcaligenaceae 0.17 ± 0.08 0.6 ± 0.1 269
Genus Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Alcaligenaceae; Parasutterella 0.17 ± 0.08 0.6 ± 0.1 269

Data are mean ± SEM.

*P < 0.05, as determined by a two-tailed Student t test with equal variance. Ob-CT, found only in the control group; Ob-Pre, found only in prebiotic-fed mice.