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. 2021 Oct 21;162(2):548–561.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.10.013

Table 2.

Microbial Pathways Significantly Correlated With Disease Severity

Pathway Subclass Coefficient FDR- corrected P value
PWY-5177: glutaryl-CoA degradation Glutaryl-CoA degradation -267.0167 .0143 Negative correlation with disease severity
PWY-3001: superpathway of L-isoleucine biosynthesis I L-isoleucine biosynthesis -557.1294 .0387
TRNA-CHARGING-PWY: tRNA charging Aminoacyl-tRNA Charging -602.3432 .0387
PWY-5103: L-isoleucine biosynthesis III L-isoleucine biosynthesis -654.6095 .0387
BRANCHED-CHAIN-AA-SYN-PWY: superpathway of branched amino acid biosynthesis Branched amino acid biosynthesis -647.6653 .0387
PWY-6122: 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide biosynthesis II Purine nucleotide biosynthesis -849.5535 .0429
PWY-6277: superpathway of 5-aminoimidazole ribonucleotide biosynthesis Purine nucleotide biosynthesis -849.5535 .0429
GALACTUROCAT-PWY: D-galacturonate degradation I Sugar derivative degradation -236.7136 .0611
GALACT-GLUCUROCAT-PWY: superpathway of hexuronide and hexuronate degradation Sugar derivative degradation -204.1731 .0885
GLUCUROCAT-PWY: superpathway of β-D-glucuronosides degradation Sugar derivative degradation -199.9632 .0885
PWY-6507: 4-deoxy-L-threo-hex-4-enopyranuronate degradation Sugar derivative degradation -174.8413 .1631
PWY-1269: CMP-3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate biosynthesis I Sugar nucleotide biosynthesis 727.2037 .0043 Positive correlation with disease severity
PWY-7220: adenosine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis II Purine nucleotide biosynthesis 757.6133 .0043
PWY-7222: guanosine deoxyribonucleotides de novo biosynthesis II Purine nucleotide biosynthesis 757.6133 .0043
PWY-4984: urea cycle Nitrogen compound metabolism 337.4701 .0043
HEMESYN2-PWY: heme biosynthesis II (anaerobic) Heme biosynthesis 519.5936 .0043
PWY-6125: superpathway of guanosine nucleotides de novo biosynthesis II Purine nucleotide biosynthesis 818.4742 .0048
PWY66-409: superpathway of purine nucleotide salvage Purine nucleotide biosynthesis 476.2132 .0170
PWY-6471: peptidoglycan biosynthesis IV (Enterococcus faecium) Peptidoglycan biosynthesis 205.5374 .0515

NOTE. The correlations between pathways and disease severity were determined using MaAsLin2, adjusting for age, gender, and comorbidities. Only the pathways with FDR-corrected P value <0.2 were shown.