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. 2021 Nov 15;19(11):1966–1983. doi: 10.2174/1570159X19666210217084827

Table 1.

Gut microbiota disturbances (families, genera, and species) in multiple sclerosis compared with healthy controls.

Increased References Decreased References
Escherichia [70] Faecalibacterium [70, 100, 101, 104]
Shigella [70] Eubacterium (E. rectale) [70, 101, 104]
Clostridium [70, 100, 101, 104, 105] Corynebacterium [70]
Firmicutes [70] Fusobacteria
(genus Fusobacterium or Leptotrichia)
[70, 106]
Blautia [104, 107] Bacteroides [70, 104, 107]
Dorea [104, 107] Parabacteroides [104, 107]
Streptococcus [101, 104] Prevotella [101, 104, 107, 108]
Ruminococcus [100, 104] Butyricimonas [104, 108]
Acinetobacter [94, 104] Lachnospiraceae [104, 106]
Bifidobacterium [101, 104, 106] Ruminococcaceae [104, 106]
Eggerthella [101, 104] Lactobacillus [104, 107]
Pseudomonas [104, 107] Coprobacillus [104, 107]
Mycoplana [104, 107] Erysipelotrichaceae [104, 107]
Haemophilus [104, 107] Veillonellaceae [104, 107]
Bilophila [104, 106] Collinsella [104, 107, 108]
Sutterella [101, 104] Adlercreutzia [104, 107]
Akkermansia [94, 95, 104, 108] Slackia [104, 108]

Note: This summarizes sources [70, 104]. Some discrepancies regarding certain genera may be the result of the well-known influence of differing methods used for microbiome studies, or to differences in the patient population.