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. 2013 Jun 28;8(6):e67497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067497

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±7.41×104 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.