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. 2020 Jun 24;8(6):954. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060954

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The Jerusalem artichoke, and the combination of the water-soluble and organic extracts, decreased cecal pH, and increased levels of short-chain fatty acids. (A) Change in body weight after 10 days. (B) Total food intake over 10 days. (C) Cecal pH of mice housed for 10 days for each group. (D–G) SCFAs of mice for 10 days, including (D) acetic acid, (E) propionic acid, (F) lactic acid, and (G) butyric acid. (H) Bacterial alpha diversity. Comparison of the Simpson diversity index for the 16S rDNA gene libraries at 97% similarity, per the sequencing analysis. All values are represented as mean ± SEM (cellulose (n = 6), Jerusalem artichoke (n = 6), water-soluble extract (n = 6), organic extract (n = 6), insoluble extract (n = 6), water-soluble extract + organic extract (n = 6), water-soluble extract + insoluble extract (n = 6)). ## p < 0.01, # p < 0.05, evaluated using the Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn post-hoc test. Cellulose, Jerusalem artichoke, water extract, organic extract, or insoluble extract are Cont., A, B’, D or E, respectively.