Table 3 Cecal microbiota composition (percentages) at the genus and species levels where statistically significant differences were observed in the chemically induced CRC animal model.

From: Traditional Processed Meat Products Re-designed Towards Inulin-rich Functional Foods Reduce Polyps in Two Colorectal Cancer Animal Models

Genera

Species

Feed

Control meat

Functional meat

F-CM

F-FM

CM-FM

Bacteroides

spp.

0.610

8.039

11.339

**

**

 

caccae

0.000

0.803

0.734

**

**

 

thetaiotaomicron

0.000

0.104

0.105

*

*

 

vulgatus

0.237

2.798

0.641

*

  

Parabacteroides

spp.

0.203

1.095

1.161

 

*

 

merdae

0.063

0.509

0.608

*

**

 

Lactobacillus

spp.

7.310

4.436

2.383

*

  

intestinalis

1.612

0.270

0.196

**

*

 

reuteri

0.205

0.064

0.011

*

**

 

taiwanensis

0.765

0.000

0.000

****

****

 

vaginalis

1.023

0.324

0.064

*

**

 

Clostridium

spp.

5.498

6.075

3.463

  

**

hiranonis

0.135

0.027

0.000

*

***

 

Anaerostipes

spp.

0.007

1.975

0.783

**

  

Blautia

spp.

0.000

3.863

5.382

*

**

 

glucerasea

0.000

0.071

0.386

 

**

*

producta

0.000

0.909

0.387

*

  

Dorea

spp.

0.000

0.516

0.115

*

  

Eubacterium

spp.

0.000

0.495

0.000

  

*

hadrum

0.000

0.495

0.000

  

*

Lachnoanaerobaculum

spp.

0.173

0.118

0.000

 

**

 

Marvinbryantia

spp.

0.000

0.185

0.052

*

  

Ruminococcus

gnavus

0.435

0.291

0.000

 

***

*

(Ruminococcus)

spp.

19.462

9.238

0.223

 

***

*

gnavus

6.722

6.082

0.062

 

***

**

Acetanaerobacterium

spp.

0.037

0.124

0.000

  

*

Ruminococcus

flavefaciens

0.548

0.018

0.000

*

*

 

Flavonifractor

spp.

0.000

0.326

0.820

*

*

 

plautii

0.000

0.235

0.622

*

*

 

(Eubacterium)

spp.

0.000

0.084

0.484

 

*

 

dolichum

0.000

0.084

0.484

 

*

 

Phascolarctobacterium

spp.

0.000

0.590

1.821

 

*

 

succinatutens

0.000

0.512

1.651

 

*

 

Gemmiger

spp.

0.000

0.000

1.702

 

*

**

formicilis

0.000

0.000

1.702

 

*

**

Parasutterella

spp.

0.012

0.584

1.863

 

***

*

excrementihominis

0.005

0.494

1.743

 

***

*

Bilophila

spp.

0.053

1.275

0.365

*

  

wadsworthia

0.045

0.924

0.273

*

  

Desulfovibrio

spp.

0.218

0.880

0.252

**

 

***

piger

0.103

0.762

0.231

***

 

**

  1. F: feed cohort, CM: control meat cohort, FM: functional meat cohort. * indicate statistically significant differences between each pair of compared cohorts.