Table 3. Bacteria communities with differential abundance among groups categorized by their putative roles in the literature.

Bacteria	AB control group#	A-SCI group#	L-SCI group#	A-SCI vs AB*	L-SCI vs AB*	A-SCI vs L-SCI*
SCI Animal Model6
O_clostridiales	29.7%	33.7%	52.9%		L-SCI > AB
Metabolic Health 27–30
F_Acidaminococcaceae	0.3%	2.0%	0.8%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Acidaminococcaceae; G_Phascolarctobacterium	0.1%	1.1%	0.5%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_lachnospiraceae	14.9%	17.2%	35.7%		L-SCI > AB
Antibiotics Use 31,32
F_Erysipelotrichaceae	0.4%	1.1%	0.8%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Lachnospiraceae; G_Lachnoclostridium	0.5%	4.1%	1.7%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
Intestinal Inflammation32,35
F_Erysipelotrichaceae	0.4%	1.1%	0.8%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Burkholderiaceae; G_Sutterella	0.1%	1.9%	0.2%	A-SCI > AB		A-SCI > L-SCI
Depressive Disorders33,34
F_Rikenellaceae; G_Alistipes	0.4%	4.3%	2.1%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Ruminococcaceae; G_Oscillibacter	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
Physical Activity36
F_Burkholderiaceae	3.6%	2.1%	0.6%		L-SCI < AB	A-SCI > L-SCI
Roles Unknown in Literature
F_Desulfovibrionaceae	0.1%	1.1%	0.5%	A-SCI > AB
G_Eggerthellaceae	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%		L-SCI > AB
F_Marinifilaceae	0.1%	1.5%	0.2%	A-SCI > AB		A-SCI > L-SCI
F_Marinifilaceae; G_Odoribacter	0.1%	1.3%	0.2%	A-SCI > AB		A-SCI > L-SCI
F_Campylobacteraceae; G_Campylobacter	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%		L-SCI < AB
O_Bacillales	0.7%	0.1%	0.1%		L-SCI < AB
F_Lachnospiraceae; G_Eisenbergiella	0.0%	1.3%	0.7%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Ruminococcaceae; G_Eubacterium coprostanoligenes group; S_unidentified	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Ruminococcaceae; G_Anaerotruncus	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Acidaminococcaceae; G_Phascolarctobacterium	0.1%	1.1%	0.5%	A-SCI > AB	L-SCI > AB
F_Erysipelotrichaceae; G_Erysipelatoclostridium	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	A-SCI > AB

^#AB, able-bodied; A-SCI, acute spinal cord injury; L-SCI, long-standing spinal cord injury;

*Significantly different groups