Table 2.
Bacterial Taxa with ≥1% Abundance after Four Weeks of Inulin or Maltodextrin Supplementation
| Phylum (%) |
Inulin (mean ± SD) |
Maltodextrin (mean ± SD) |
Group P |
Time P |
G × T P |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genus (%) | Pre (n = 12) | Post (n = 12) | Pre (n = 12) | Post (n = 12) | |||
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| Actinobacteria† | 3.44 ± 3.01 | 3.02 ± 2.39 | 5.69 ± 6.65 | 4.28 ± 5.12 | .213 | .167 | 1.000 |
| Bifidobacterium† | 1.43 ± 2.22 | 1.89 ± 2.23 | 3.30 ± 6.26 | 2.72 ± 5.08 | .169 | .789 | .235 |
| Collinisella | 0.88 ± 1.78 | 0.59 ± 0.96 | 1.27 ± 2.19 | 0.88 ± 1.48 | .387 | .831 | .655 |
| Bacteroidetes† | 32.02 ± 12.27 | 38.05 ± 13.60 | 27.71 ± 10.64 | 34.82 ± 15.51 | .063 | .041 | .884 |
| Bacteroides | 26.79 ± 12.63 | 32.08 ± 13.58 | 23.52 ± 11.18 | 29.86 ± 16.17 | .122 | .028 | .864 |
| Parabacteroides | 2.71 ± 1.58 | 3.00 ± 2.56 | 2.33 ± 1.90 | 3.04 ± 2.29 | .692 | .300 | .703 |
| Rikenellaceae*† | 1.66 ± 1.88 | 1.60 ± 1.77 | 1.43 ± 2.09 | 1.13 ± 1.73 | .068 | .545 | .956 |
| Firmicutes | 59.75 ± 10.98 | 54.03 ± 14.53 | 61.94 ± 12.69 | 56.47 ± 14.85 | .294 | .084 | .969 |
| Streptococcus† | 3.74 ± 7.38 | 1.55 ± 3.02 | 3.45 ± 6.51 | 2.34 ± 3.48 | .819 | .398 | .715 |
| Clostridiales | 7.33 ± 3.35 | 6.39 ± 2.82 | 9.16 ± 4.48 | 7.54 ± 4.42 | .106 | .096 | .632 |
| Lachnospiraceae* | 7.50 ± 3.48 | 5.39 ± 3.60 | 7.23 ± 3.72 | 7.21 ± 3.68 | .340 | .280 | .166 |
| Blautia† | 4.16 ± 3.91 | 4.71 ± 3.29 | 7.34 ± 5.98 | 4.49 ± 3.39 | .387 | .714 | .054 |
| Coprococcus† | 2.10 ± 1.89 | 1.55 ± 1.06 | 2.36 ± 1.92 | 2.04 ± 2.17 | .504 | .144 | .713 |
| Dorea† | 1.16 ± 1.96 | 1.05 ± 2.14 | 0.94 ± 1.27 | 2.13 ± 3.82 | .313 | .474 | .476 |
| Ruminococcus† | 3.55 ± 4.52 | 2.12 ± 2.59 | 2.45 ± 1.70 | 2.38 ± 1.93 | .560 | .207 | .051 |
| Ruminococcaceae* | 8.41 ± 5.93 | 7.02 ± 5.58 | 7.20 ± 4.87 | 6.77 ± 4.82 | .390 | .065 | .528 |
| Faecalibacterium | 5.77 ± 5.03 | 9.24 ± 7.10 | 6.96 ± 5.92 | 8.42 ± 7.90 | .848 | .079 | .429 |
| Oscillospira† | 1.75 ± 1.64 | 1.01 ± 0.68 | 1.21 ± 0.81 | 1.33 ± 1.28 | .684 | .044 | .238 |
| Ruminococcus (2)† | 4.77 ± 3.33 | 3.75 ± 4.53 | 3.76 ± 2.16 | 3.30 ± 2.52 | .482 | .158 | .487 |
| Phascolarctobacterium† | 1.02 ± 0.74 | 1.14 ± 0.95 | 0.62 ± 0.66 | 1.02 ± 1.29 | .115 | .387 | .639 |
| Erysipelotrichaceae*† | 1.61 ± 1.48 | 1.53 ± 1.91 | 1.17 ± 0.96 | 1.58 ± 2.53 | .354 | .637 | .373 |
| Eubacterium† | 2.15 ± 3.83 | 2.19 ± 2.57 | 2.60 ± 2.39 | 1.29 ± 1.21 | .399 | .132 | .098 |
| Proteobacteria† | 1.20 ± 1.18 | 2.15 ± 2.68 | 1.26 ± 1.25 | 2.04 ± 1.44 | .717 | .065 | .960 |
| Sutterella† | 0.77 ± 0.94 | 0.77 ± 0.89 | 0.87 ± 1.14 | 1.03 ± 1.42 | .442 | .840 | .586 |
| Enterobacteriaceae*† | 0.12 ± 0.17 | 1.07 ± 2.88 | 0.09 ± 0.12 | 0.49 ± 0.94 | .717 | .210 | .275 |
| Synergistetes | 1.39 ± 3.18 | 0.21 ± 0.37 | 0.87 ± 2.14 | 0.46 ± 1.07 | .769 | .110 | .415 |
| Pyramidobacter | 1.06 ± 3.16 | 0.15 ± 0.34 | 0.83 ± 2.15 | 0.46 ± 1.07 | .928 | .192 | .555 |
| Verrucomicrobia | 0.84 ± 1.68 | 1.95 ± 3.68 | 1.94 ± 2.56 | 0.99 ± 1.82 | .891 | .864 | .045 |
| Akkermansia | 0.84 ± 1.68 | 1.95 ± 3.68 | 1.94 ± 2.56 | 0.99 ± 1.82 | .891 | .864 | .045 |
G × T, group-by-time
Bold depicts statistical significance (p < .05).
*
Unclassified genera.
†
Values were transformed before analyses.