Fig. 3: Co-utilization of arabinoxylan by Candida and Prevotella.

a, c, d Growth of P. copri (a), C. albicans (c), and C. tropicalis (d) in the presence or absence of 10 mM glucose, arabinoxylan (AX), starch, or carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The growth rate in the presence of AX and glucose was statistically compared. b, e, f Growth response of P. copri (b), C. albicans (e), and C. tropicalis (f) in the presence or absence of 10 mM glucose or the indicated concentrations of AX at 72 h. (−) is base media alone without any carbon source. n.s. not significant, n.d. not detected. ****p < 0.0001; ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01.