Fig. 1

Gut microbiota composition. a The top five phyla between the B. infantis M-63 (n = 56) and placebo (n = 53) groups. The participants are organized in descending order based on the relative abundance of Actinomycetota at each time point. b The top 10 genera between the B. infantis M-63 and placebo groups. The participants are organized in descending order based on the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium at each time point. All other classes are collectively categorized and labeled as “others.” Due to unsuccessful DNA extraction at the pre-intervention stage, two samples from the B. infantis M-63 group and one from the placebo group were not included in the gut microbial analysis.