Table 4 Results of Bifidobacterium animalis, Lactococcus lactis and seven Lactobacillus species-specific quantitative PCR

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Obesity-associated gut microbiota is enriched in Lactobacillus reuteri and depleted in Bifidobacterium animalis and Methanobrevibacter smithii

 

Obese (n=64)

Controls (n=43)

P

Presence of targeted taxa a

 L. acidophilus

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

—

 L. casei/paracasei

24 (37.5%)

24 (55.8%)

0.047

 L. fermentum

11 (17.2%)

9 (20.9%)

0.40

 L. gasseri

21 (32.8%)

9 (20.9%)

0.13

 L. plantarum

14 (21.9%)

12 (27.9%)

0.31

 L. reuteri

16 (25.0%)

4 (9.3%)

0.03

 L. rhamnosus

11 (17.2%)

9 (20.9%)

0.40

 Lactococcus lactis

55 (85.9%)

34 (79.1%)

0.25

 Bifidobacterium animalis

1 (1.6%)

7 (16.3%)

0.007

  1. aValues expressed as number (percentage). Fisher's exact test.
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