Figure 3

Microbiota composition. Cecal matter microbiota composition at the end of the experimental protocol. Values are mean relative abundance of cecal microbiota. Microbial abundance was measured as 16S rRNA gene copies per 20 ng DNA and reported here as relative abundance (%) of bacterial taxa per total bacteria. Chow: chow control diet; HFS: high fat/high sucrose diet; F: prebiotic fibre; E: aerobic exercise.