Table 6.

Provenance of the different bacterial strains used in the experiment

No.	Family	Genus	Species	Strain	Origin	Comments	Source
1	Acidaminococcaceae	Acidaminococcus	fermentans	VR4	Pig gut, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
2	Acidaminococcaceae	Acidaminococcus	intestini	ADV 255.99	Human peritoneal fluid, France	Type strain	DSMZ
3	Bifidobacteriaceae	Bifidobacterium	adolescentis	RU 424	Bovine rumen, unknowna		DSMZ
4	Bifidobacteriaceae	Bifidobacterium	pseudolongum	RU224	Rumen, unknowna	Subsp. globosum, type strain	DSMZ
5	Lachnospiraceae	Butyrivibrio	fibrisolvens	D1	Bovine rumen, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
6	Lachnospiraceae	Butyrivibrio	proteoclasticus	P18	Sheep rumen, UK		Dr. J. Wallace
7	Lactobacillaceae	Lactobacillus	ruminis	RF1	Bovine rumen, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
8	Lactobacillaceae	Lactobacillus	ruminis	RF2	Bovine rumen, unknowna		DSMZ
9	Propionibacteriaceae	Propionibacterium	acnes	DSM 1897	Acne lesion in human facial skin, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
10	Ruminococcaceae	Ruminococcus	albus	7	Bovine rumen, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
11	Streptococcaceae	Streptococcus	equinus	Pearl 11	Cow dung, unknowna		DSMZ
12	Streptococcaceae	Streptococcus	gallolyticus	DSM 16831	Koala feces, Australia	Type strain	DSMZ
13	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	B159	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
14	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	T81	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
15	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	LC1	Sheep rumen, unknowna	Type strain	DSMZ
16	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	2602A	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
17	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	3016B	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
18	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	3218A	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
19	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	3436A	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
20	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	4251	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
21	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	4257	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
22	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	4296	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
23	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	4400	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
24	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	5045	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
25	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	5052B	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
26	Veillonellaceae	Megasphaera	elsdenii	5596	Cow rumen, USA		Dr. P. Weimer
27	Veillonellaceae	Selenomonas	ruminantium	GA-192	Bovine rumen, USA	Subsp. ruminantium, type strain	DSMZ
28	Veillonellaceae	Selenomonas	ruminantium	PC 18	Bovine rumen, USA	Subsp. lactilytica, type strain	DSMZ

^a Unknown, country of origin unknown