Table 3.

Closest relatives of DNA sequences of bands excised after denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) in Figure 4. DNA was extracted, amplified and sequenced from the digesta of rats fed different diets, six weeks after the second AOM injection (2 × 15 mg/kg).

Band	Fragment Size	Closest Relative	Accession Number	Percent Similarity	Known Function
1	196	Lactobacillus johnsonii DPC 6026	NC017477.1	100	Probiotic [43]
2	196	Lactobacillus amylolyticus	ADNY01000006.1	99	Lactic acid producer [44]
3	173	Oscillibacter valericigenes	NC_016048	97	Valerat producer [42]
4	170	Clostridiales sp. SM4/1	FP929060.1	96	Butyrate producer (genomesonline.org)
5	173	Clostridium saccharolyticum	NC_014376.1	97	Acetic acid [45]
6	171	Clostridiales sp. SM4/1	FP929060.1	98	Butyrate producer (genomesonline.org)
7	177	Lactobacillus amylolyticus	ADNY01000006.1	100	Lactic acid producer [44]