Figure 1. Relationship of body weight and microbiota in diet induced obesity (DIO) mice.

(a) Correlation of 1^st week weight gain and total weight gain after 10 week high fat diet feeding in 149 mice. (b) Faecal microbiota of before and after 10 weeks high fat feeding. Baseline faecal samples were collected from 40 DIO mice when fed a chow diet. Samples were also collected from the same mice after 10 weeks high fat feeding. Microbiota composition was analysed with 16S rDNA sequencing and the abundances of major phyla are shown.