Fig. 5.

Effect of each diet on relative abundances of bacteria in the major microbiota at the genus level. Relative abundances of the top five genera are shown. T0, baseline value; T2, after 2 weeks of consumption. Values are expressed as the mean±SEM. B-diet group, whole grains and vegetable-enriched diet; probiotics group, probiotics capsule containing Lactobacillus plantarum PMO 08; synbiotics group, whole grains and vegetable-enriched diet combined with L. plantarum PMO 08. *P<0.05 and **P<0.01 compared with values at baseline (T0), calculated by paired t-tests.