Table 2 Faecal microbiota composition in LN and OWOB participantsa

From: Adiposity, gut microbiota and faecal short chain fatty acids are linked in adult humans

 

LN (n=52)

OWOB (n=42)

P-value

Firmicutes

 Clostridium coccoides

9.2±0.1

9.2±0.1

0.69

 Clostridium leptum

9.6±0.1

9.5±0.1

0.26

Bacteroidetes

 Bacteroides/Prevotella

8.6±0.1

8.2±0.2

0.07

Actinobacteria

 Bifidobacterium

8.7±0.2

8.9±0.2

0.28

 Escherichia coli

6.6±0.2

5.9±0.2

0.005

 Archaea

8.8±0.2

8.9±0.1

0.89

 All bacteria

10.6±0.1

10.5±0.1

0.12

 Log F:B ratio

1.20±0.10

1.53±0.16

0.08

  1. Abbreviations: LN, lean; OWOB, overweight/obese.
  2. Archaea are expressed as mean log10 16S rRNA gene copies/g wet weight±s.e.m.
  3. Bacterial data are expressed as mean log10 cells g−1 wet weight±s.e.m.
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