TABLE 4.
Pyrosequencing data summarya
| Organism | Family or species | Avg % HSb | Avg % HSBb | P value HS/HSB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmicutes | Clostridiaceae | 5.26 | 8.08 | 0.019 |
| Eubacteriaceae | 8.827 | 5.135 | 0.229 | |
| Ruminococcaceae | 31.55 | 23.37 | 0.023 | |
| Fusobacteria | Fusobacteriaceae | 3.06 | 1.85 | 0.019 |
| Firmicutes | Clostridium orbiscindens | 0.22 | 0.68 | 0.045 |
| Clostridium sp. | 2.95 | 4.69 | 0.048 | |
| Roseburia hominis | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.047 | |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii | 12.27 | 6.08 | 0.004 | |
| Faecalibacterium sp. | 11.29 | 6.32 | 0.016 | |
| Ruminococcus sp. | 5.60 | 8.82 | 0.047 | |
| Dialister invisus | 0.52 | 0.13 | 0.034 | |
| Fusobacteria | Fusobacterium sp. | 3.06 | 1.85 | 0.019 |
a
Each healthy subject was analyzed before (HS) and after (HSB) 2 months of diet intervention with 100 g/day of durum wheat and whole-grain barley pasta containing 3% (wt/wt) β-glucans.
b
Avg %, relative abundance of predominant bacterial taxa, showing significant (P < 0.05) differences between fecal samples for HS and HSB.