Table 2. Genera significantly impacted by lowbush wild blueberry (LWB) diet as detected by MetaPhyler.
Genus | Control | LWB | Known attribute | |
Lactobacillus | 14.18±3.68×10−2 | 3.08±1.30×10−2 | Probiotic [19] | |
Actinomycetales (order)* | 0.24±2.95×10−4 | 0.52±7.24×10−4 | Peroxidase activity [49] | |
Coriobacteriaceae (family)* | 0.10±3.73×10−4 | 0.34±7.41×10−4 | Hepatic liver function [45] | |
Enterococcus | 0.06±1.90×10−4 | 0.00±2.02×10−5 | Antibiotic resistance [50] | |
Slackia | 0.05±1.33×10−4 | 0.11±2.44×10−4 | Conversion of isoflavones [51] | |
Myxococcaceae (family)* | 0.04±8.62×10−5 | 0.09±1.61×10−4 | Cancer and antibiotic drug synthesis [52] | |
Myxococcales (order)* | 0.03±1.27×10−4 | 0.08±1.58×10−4 | Cancer and antibiotic drug synthesis [52] | |
Nocardioidaceae (family)* | 0.03±7.57×10−5 | 0.11±1.62×10−4 | Soil bacteria [53] | |
Paenibacillaceae (family)* | 0.02±6.35×10−5 | 0.00±2.47×10−5 | Soil bacterium [54] | |
Chlorobiaceae (family)* | 0.02±4.83×10−5 | 0.00±2.02×10−5 | Sulfur reduction [55] | |
Peptococcaceae (family)* | 0.02±2.53×10−5 | 0.06±1.54×10−4 | Microbial Fuel Cells [56] | |
Chroococcales (order)* | 0.01±6.52×10−5 | 0.05±1.13×10−4 | Sulfur reduction [57] | |
Anaeromyxobacter | 0.01±4.12×10−5 | 0.05±1.04×10−4 | Bioremediation [58] | |
Micrococcaceae (family) | 0.01±4.12×10−5 | 0.06±2.03×10−4 | Normal skin flora, photo protection [59] | |
Pseudonocardiacea (family) | 0.00±2.91×10−5 | 0.06±1.64×10−4 | Bioremediation [60] | |
Bifidobacteriaceae (family) | 0.00±2.91×10−5 | 0.02±8.21×10−5 | Bacteriocin production/Probiotic [61] | |
Thermomonospora | 0.00±0.00 | 0.02±6.85×10−5 | Degradation of xenobiotics [62] | |
Corynebacterium | 0.00±0.00 | 0.01±4.04×10−4 | Production of amino acids and nucleotides [63] |
Numbers denote the mean relative abundance (%), ± indicates standard error of the mean, P-value was calculated using unpaired t-test between LWB (N = 5) and control diets (N = 4). *Indicates a novel genus within the family or a potential novel genus within the order. LWB = Lowbush wild blueberry.