Table 3. Relative abundance of predominant taxa at the family level.

Sample type	Small intestine		Cecum		Colon
Groups	CT	P	CT	P	CT	P
Lactobacillaceae (%)	91.72 ± 6.88	81.23 ± 8.05	27.32 ± 7.59	13.39 ± 7.03*	39.68 ± 9.84	16.59 ± 11.25*
Muribaculaceae (%)	0.11 ± 0.07	2.34 ± 1.67*	21.10 ± 10.27	21.47 ± 10.59	12.46 ± 8.52	25.08 ± 8.88
Lachnospiraceae (%)	0.15 ± 0.12	0.67 ± 0.74	8.18 ± 5.74	30.01 ± 10.13**	13.04 ± 4.95	23.76 ± 4.28*
Erysipelotrichaceae (%)	0.05 ± 0.04	4.25 ± 5.61	15.07 ± 10.30	2.34 ± 2.24	2.38 ± 2.97	6.17 ± 6.87
Ruminococcaceae (%)	0.31 ± 0.53	0.33 ± 0.16	8.00 ± 3.80	9.88 ± 3.71	3.59 ± 3.57	6.15 ± 2.42
SCFA-Producing Bacteria (%)	0.51 ± 0.68	5.24 ± 5.17	31.26 ± 4.69	42.22 ± 5.30*	19.00 ± 6.77	36.08 ± 7.40*

T-tests were used to evaluate the significant differences in each bacterial population at the family level. Each value is presented as the mean ± SD. *p<0.05 vs. CT; **p<0.01 vs. CT. CT: non-treated mice, P: MP-treated mice, SCFA: short-chain fatty acid.