Table 2. Relative abundance of genus level taxa (percent of total sequences) in the fecal microbiota of cats undergoing PCR testing for naturally occurring T. foetus infection.
| Phylum | Family | Genus | Median % abundance [range min to max] | Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR Positive (n = 17 cats) | PCR Negative (n = 72 cats) | ||||
| Actinobacteria | 5.19 [0.78–21.59] | 3.63 [0.04–39.61] | 0.484 | ||
| Bifidobacteriaceae | Bifidobacterium | 0.03 [0.0–5.79] | 0.02 [0.0–31.05] | 0.688 | |
| Coriobacteriaceae | Uncl. Coriobacteriaceae | 0.09 [0.0–0.75] | 0.04 [0.0–1.21] | 0.342 | |
| Adlercreutzia | 0.05 [0.0–0.12] | 0.02 [0.0–0.21] | 0.141 | ||
| Collinsella | 3.05 [0.24–18.62] | 2. 80 [0.0–12.24] | 0.262 | ||
| Slackia | 0.05 [0.0–0.35] | 0.08 [0.0–1.56] | 0.431 | ||
| Bacteroidetes | 24.40 [0.05–56.30] | 4.48 [0.01–71.26] | 0.115 | ||
| Bacteroidaceae | Bacteroides | 0.63 [0.0–29.94] | 0.96 [0.0–43.68] | 0.774 | |
| Prevotellaceae | Prevotella | 9.71 [0.02–50.82] | 1.27 [0.0–47.79] | 0.075 | |
| [Paraprevotellaceae] | [Prevotella] | 0.10 [0.0–7.75] | 0.02 [0.0–23.98] | 0.885 | |
| Firmicutes | 63.66 [20.84–95.03] | 65.32 [21.71–97.00] | 0.342 | ||
| Enterococcaceae | Enterococcus | 0.06 [0.0–12.57] | 0.08 [0.0–47.67] | 0.7 | |
| Turicibacteraceae | Turicibacter | 0.0 [0.0–3.51] | 0.01 [0.0–48.24] | 0.142 | |
| Streptococcaceae | Streptococcus | 0.01 [0.0–10.00] | 0.02 [0.0–49.65] | 0.179 | |
| Uncl. Clostridiales | Uncl. Clostridiales | 0.07 [0.0–0.62] | 0.21 [0.0–5.64] | 0.071 | |
| Clostridiaceae | Clostridium | 5.55 [0.86–57.11] | 7.26 [0.04–59.92] | 0.888 | |
| Lachnospiraceae | Uncl. Lachnospiraceae | 3.58 [0.93–40.76] | 3.59 [0.01–25.73] | 0.822 | |
| Blautia | 5.50 [2.01–27.11] | 8.11 [0.0–38.68] | 0.806 | ||
| Clostridium | 0.02 [0.0–8.11] | 0.04 [0.0–5.48] | 0.707 | ||
| Coprococcus | 0.13 [0.0–2.24] | 0.19 [0.0–7.99] | 0.378 | ||
| Dorea | 0.75 [0.0–3.31] | 0.61 [0.0–9.00] | 0.896 | ||
| Roseburia | 0.29 [0.0–2.92] | 0.06 [0.0–18.42] | 0.772 | ||
| [Ruminococcus] | 1.52 [0.19–9.28] | 1.40 [0.0–9.57] | 0.719 | ||
| Peptococcaceae | Peptococcus | 0.43 [0.0–4.29] | 0.93 [0.0–19.38] | 0.241 | |
| Peptostreptococcaceae | Uncl. Peptostreptococcaceae | 0.52 [0.0–15.03] | 0.37 [0.0–83.14] | 0.637 | |
| Ruminococcaceae | Uncl. Ruminococcaceae | 0.70 [0.0–2.28] | 1.05 [0.0–12.31] | 0.407 | |
| Faecalibacterium | 0.13 [0.0–2.43] | 0.15 [0.0–9.64] | 0.851 | ||
| Oscillospira | 0.13 [0.0–1.87] | 0.28 [0.0–1.90] | 0.43 | ||
| Ruminococcus | 0.03 [0.0–0.27] | 0.03 [0.0–6.41] | 0.975 | ||
| Veillonellaceae | Dialister | 0.16 [0.0–3.03] | 0.03 [0.0–4.11] | 0.327 | |
| Megamonas | 1.52 [0.0–17.31] | 0.03 [0.0–7.39] | 0.001*** † | ||
| Megasphaera | 1.37 [0.0–14.27] | 0.11 [0.0–15.54] | 0.116 | ||
| Phascolarctobacterium | 0.30 [0.0–3.15] | 0.03 [0.0–7.32] | 0.42 | ||
| [Mogibacteriaceae] | Uncl. [Mogibacteriaceae] | 0.22 [0.0–6.54] | 0.09 [0.0–2.55] | 0.325 | |
| Erysipelotrichaceae | Bulleidia | 0.04 [0.0–4.07] | 0.09 [0.0–9.59] | 0.974 | |
| Catenibacterium | 0.44 [0.0–7.25] | 0.09 [0.0–5.46] | 0.121 | ||
| [Eubacterium] | 0.83 [0.02–8.04] | 0.60 [0.0–11.56] | 0.855 | ||
| Fusobacteria | 0.59 [0.01–25.95] | 2.08 [0.0–50.63] | 0.251 | ||
| Uncl. Fusobacteriaceae | Uncl. Fusobacteriaceae | 0.59 [0.0–24.24] | 1.52 [0.0–28.00] | 0.507 | |
| Fusobacteriaceae | Fusobacterium | 0.0 [0.0–0.91] | 0.03 [0.0–6.99] | 0.334 | |
| Proteobacteria | 6.40 [0.33–26.37] | 3.18 [0.0–37.26] | 0.306 | ||
| Alcaligenaceae | Sutterella | 0.34 [0.0–2.96] | 0.59 [0.0–5.88] | 0.389 | |
| Campylobacteraceae | Campylobacter | 0.06 [0.0–3.96] | 0.01 [0.0–15.88] | 0.050* | |
| Succinivibrionaceae | Anaerobiospirillum | 1.62 [0.0–11.27] | 0.01 [0.0–23.51] | 0.046* | |
| Enterobacteriaceae | Uncl. Enterobacteriaceae | 0.01 [0.0–2.34] | 0.05 [0.0–22.12] | 0.264 | |
| Helicobacteraceae | Helicobacter | 0.09 [0.0–5.13] | 0.0 [0.0–5.25] | 0.003**† | |
*p<0.05 and
***p<0.001.
†Benjamini-Hochberg corrected p-value <0.15.