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Table 3 Quantification of gut microbiota phyla, genera and species in different experimental groups

From: The role of I-FABP as a biomarker of intestinal barrier dysfunction driven by gut microbiota changes in obesity

 

St

HF

P value

Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes

1.03 ± 0.01

1.20 ± 0.03

<0.05

Firmicutes

6.61 ± 0.08

6.50 ± 0.09

0.35

Bacteroidetes

6.43 ± 0.10

5.45 ± 0.15

<0.05

Bacteroides spp.

4.36 ± 0.23

4.15 ± 0.50

0.18

Prevotella spp.

3.59 ± 0.29

2.21 ± 0.13

<0.05

Lactobacillus spp.

4.86 ± 0.27

3.77 ± 0.17

<0.05

Clostridium leptum

5.53 ± 0.04

5.43 ± 0.12

0.65

Bifidobacterium spp.

2.00 ± 0.24

2.12 ± 0.22

0.75

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SEM and expressed as log10 16S rRNA gene copies/20 ng of DNA (n = 6 rats per group). HF high-fat diet group, St standard diet group