Table 1.
Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B), Tenericutes/Verrucomicrobia (T/V), and Ruminococcaceae/Lachnospiraceae (R/L) ratios in samples.
| F/B ratio (phylum) | T/V ratio (phylum) | R/L ratio (family) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD | 1.79 ± 0.3 | 2.21 ± 1.8 | 3.11 ± 0.5 |
| EAMG onset | 2.21 ± 0.7 | 5.18 ± 1.3a | 3.93 ± 1.4 |
| EAMG chronic | 1.98 ± 0.5 | 0.10 ± 0.1b | 13.22 ± 2.4c |
| EAMG BBmix vital | 1.83 ± 0.3 | 0.96 ± 0.3 | 8.49 ± 0.8d, f, g |
| EAMG BBmix heat exposed | 1.88 ± 0.4 | 0.37 ± 0.3 | 11.92 ± 1.9e |
F, Firmicutes (p); B, Bacteroidetes (p); T, Tenericutes (p); V, Verrucomicrobia (p); R, Ruminococcaceae (f); L, Lachnospiraceae (f).
a
vs. HD, corrected P-value = 0.007.
b
vs. HD, corrected P-value = 0.04.
c, d, e
vs. HD, corrected P-value < 0.001.
f
vs. EAMG vehicle, corrected P-value < 0.001.
g
vs. EAMG BBmix heat exposed, corrected P-value = 0.02.
Statistical significance was assessed by one-way ANOVA test with Dunnett's multiple comparison test.