Table 2.

Potential GH-Associated Bacterial Candidates Present in Opposite Directions between the GH-/- and bGH Microbiome Relative to Controls as Determined by PLS-DA and VIP Analysis

		GH-/- Microbiome		bGH Microbiome
Bacterial Genus	Classification	Relative Abundance	VIP Score	Relative Abundance	VIP Score
Parasutterella	Proteobacteria; Betaproteobacteria; Burkholderiales; Alcaligenaceae	↓	5.57	↑	1.365
Ruminococcaceae NK4A214 group	Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Ruminococcaceae	↓	0.85	↑	1.95
Tyzzerella	Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae	↓	1.08	↑	1.10
Lactobacillus	Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Lactobacillaceae	↓	0.75	↑	1.38
Lachnospiraceae NKA214 group	Firmicutes; Clostridia; Clostridiales; Lachnospiraceae	↑	0.90	↓	1.41
Rikenellaceae	Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidia; Bacteroidales; Rikenellaceae	↑	1.01	↓	1.11