Table 3.
Effects of oral administrations of chitin nanofibers (CNFs) and surface-deacetylated (SDA) CNFs on gut microbiota.
| % Peak Area | Control | CNF | SDACNF | Chitin | CLNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteroidales | 36.8 ± 3.5 | 38.1 ± 6.5 | 52.0 ± 6.6 * | 42.3 ± 3.4 | 41.1 ± 5.2 |
| Lactobacillus | 28.9 ± 14.2 | 27.6 ± 5.2 | 18.1 ± 12.9 | 27.7 ± 2.8 | 21.4 ± 6.6 |
| Clostridiales | 18.5 ± 12.4 | 14.0 ± 3.9 | 15.4 ± 12.6 | 15.1 ± 7.0 | 21.4 ± 6.1 |
| Erysipelotrichaceae | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.1 ± 0.5 |
| Akkermansia | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| Anaeroplasma | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| Corinebacteriales | 0.6 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.4 | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.2 |
| Mucispirillum | 2.5 ± 1.7 | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.4 |
| Parasutterella | 2.1 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 1.3 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 3.2 ± 1.2 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation (SD), * p < 0.05 compared to control group.