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. 2020 Mar 26;10:5544. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62506-w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

BFT modulates microbiota composition and increases Akkermansia muciniphila. (A) Migration rate of charcoal meal in the small intestine. (B) Principal component analysis (PCA) of fecal 16S rRNA sequencing data for mice treated with either saline or BFT on an HFD at 19 weeks of age (n = 4). (C) Representation of individual (left) and average (right) bacterial phyla in the fecal microbiota at 19 weeks of age (n = 4). (D) Fecal Akkermansia DNA levels normalized to eubacteria levels measured by qPCR (n = 4). (E) Relative fecal Akkermansia DNA levels normalized to eubacteria levels with or without BFT under antibiotic treatment (abx+) and withdrawal of antibiotics for 3 weeks (abx −) (n = 8). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 by unpaired, 2-tailed t test.