Table 2. Mean abundance of gut microbiome taxa in patients with or without NASH.
Phyla, families, and genera with >1% occurrence in the whole population are presented.
| Bacteria | No NASH (n=22) | NASH (n=35) | pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.818 |
| Bifidobacteriaceae | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.511 |
| Bifidobacterium | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.511 |
| Bacteroidetes | 67.3 | 68.1 | 0.768 |
| Bacteroidaceae | 38.3 | 56.9 | 0.013 |
| Bacteroides | 38.3 | 56.9 | 0.013 |
| Porphyromonadaceae | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.577 |
| Parabacteroides | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.577 |
| Prevotellaceae | 21.7 | 5.5 | 0.053 |
| Prevotella | 21.7 | 5.5 | 0.053 |
| Rikenellaceae | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.987 |
| Paraprevotellaceae | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.882 |
| Firmicutes | 26.2 | 26.1 | 0.987 |
| Clostridiales; unknownb | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.376 |
| Lachnospiraceae | 10.7 | 11.3 | 0.491 |
| Blautia | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.149 |
| Unknown b | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.451 |
| Ruminococcaceae | 8.6 | 7.8 | 0.544 |
| Ruminococcus | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.235 |
| Unknown b | 7.0 | 5.7 | 0.376 |
| Veillonellaceae | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.123 |
| Megasphaera | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.650 |
| Erysipelotrichaceae | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.272 |
| Proteobacteria | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.491 |
| Alcaligenaceae | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.000 |
| Sutterella | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.000 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.325 |
| Unknown b | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.491 |
a
by Mann-Whitney test
b
16S rRNA sequence distinct from any known genera in this family/genus