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Table 2 Differences in bacterial abundance after a three-day intervention with SFA and PUFA

From: Replacing saturated fatty acids with polyunsaturated fatty acids increases the abundance of Lachnospiraceae and is associated with reduced total cholesterol levels—a randomized controlled trial in healthy individuals

 

SFA

PUFA

 

Gut bacteria

Day 1

Day 4

p1

Day 1

Day 4

p1

p2

Actinobacteria (A)

7.9 (1.1)

7.4 (1.1)

0.087

7.5 (1.2)

7.7 (1.3)

ns

0.063

Actinomycetales (A)

4.0 (1.1)

4.0 (1.0)

ns

4.4 (1.3)

4.2 (1.0)

ns

ns

Bifidobacterium spp. (A)

7.1 (1.3)

6.6 (1.3)

0.091

6.6 (1.3)

7.0 (1.4)

ns

0.029

Alistipes (B)

7.1 (1.8)

7.3 (1.8)

ns

7.2 (1.8)

7.5 (1.8)

0.006

ns

Alistipes onderdonkii (B)

4.2 (1.9)

4.3 (1.9)

ns

4.2 (1.9)

4.5 (2.1)

ns

ns

Bacteroides fragilis (B)

4.0 (2.0)

4.2 (2.1)

ns

3.8 (1.8)

4.1 (2.2)

ns

ns

Bacteroides pectinophilus (B)

3.6 (0.6)

3.5 (0.5)

ns

3.7 (0.7)

3.6 (0.7)

ns

ns

Bacteroides spp. (B)

5.3 (1.6)

5.4 (1.6)

ns

5.3 (1.5)

5.4 (1.5)

ns

ns

Bacteroides spp. & Prevotella spp. (B)

9.9 (0.4)

10.0 (0.3)

ns

9.9 (0.4)

9.9 (0.3)

ns

ns

Bacteroides stercoris (B)

3.8 (1.7)

3.9 (1.5)

ns

3.8 (1.5)

3.8 (1.4)

ns

ns

Bacteroides zoogleoformans (B)

3.7 (1.5)

4.1 (1.6)

0.086

3.9 (1.5)

3.9 (1.4)

ns

ns

Parabacteroides johnsonii (B)

3.9 (1.8)

4.0 (1.6)

ns

3.9 (1.8)

4.3 (1.8)

0.014

ns

Parabacteroides spp. (B)

5.5 (1.5)

5.6 (1.5)

ns

5.5 (1.5)

5.8 (1.6)

ns

ns

Bacilli (F)

7.2 (0.4)

7.1 (0.7)

ns

7.1 (0.8)

7.1 (0.5)

ns

ns

Clostridia (F)

8.9 (0.2)

9.0 (0.3)

ns

8.9 (0.3)

9.0 (0.2)

ns

ns

Clostridium methylpentosum (F)

4.1 (0.8)

4.2 (0.8)

ns

4.1 (0.8)

4.4 (0.9)

0.082

ns

Coprobacillus cateniformis (F)

2.9 (0.9)

2.8 (0.5)

ns

3.0 (1.0)

2.9 (1.2)

ns

ns

Dialister invisus (F)

7.1 (2.3)

7.3 (2.4)

ns

7.5 (2.3)

7.3 (2.2)

ns

0.073

Dialister invisus & Megasphaera micronuciformis (F)

5.6 (2.6)

5.8 (2.6)

0.005

5.9 (2.8)

5.8 (2.6)

ns

0.067

Dorea spp. (F)

4.5 (1.0)

4.5 (0.9)

ns

4.5 (1.2)

4.7 (0.9)

ns

ns

Eubacterium hallii (F)

6.6 (0.8)

6.3 (0.9)

0.064

6.3 (0.7)

6.5 (0.9)

ns

0.095

Eubacterium biforme (F)

5.0 (2.4)

4.9 (2.2)

ns

4.8 (2.2)

4.7 (2.2)

ns

ns

Eubacterium rectale (F)

6.2 (2.2)

6.2 (2.1)

ns

6.2 (2.0)

6.4 (2.0)

ns

ns

Eubacterium siraeum (F)

4.4 (1.1)

4.1 (1.1)

0.043

4.7 (0.8)

4.7 (1.2)

ns

ns

Firmicutes (F)

9.4 (0.4)

9.4 (0.6)

ns

9.5 (0.5)

9.4 (0.5)

ns

ns

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (F)

8.8 (0.3)

8.7 (0.5)

ns

8.7 (0.3)

8.9 (0.3)

ns

ns

Lachnospiraceae (F)

9.8 (0.2)

9.8 (0.2)

ns

9.7 (0.3)

9.8 (0.2)

0.009

0.013

Lactobacillus spp. (F)

5.7 (2.3)

5.7 (2.0)

ns

5.5 (2.1)

5.5 (2.0)

ns

ns

Lactobacillus spp. 2 (F)

3.5 (1.0)

3.5 (1.2)

ns

3.2 (1.1)

3.4 (1.3)

ns

ns

Phascolarctobacterium sp. (F)

4.2 (1.9)

4.2 (1.8)

ns

4.1 (1.8)

4.2 (1.9)

0.082

0.069

Ruminococcus albus & Ruminococcus bromii (F)

4.9 (1.9)

5.0 (2.0)

ns

5.1 (1.9)

5.4 (2.0)

ns

ns

Ruminococcus gnavus (F)

4.0 (1.2)

4.0 (1.3)

ns

3.9 (1.1)

4.0 (1.1)

ns

ns

Streptococcus agalactiae & Eubacterium rectale (F)

5.9 (1.7)

5.9 (1.6)

ns

5.7 (1.7)

5.9 (1.5)

0.065

ns

Streptococcus salivarius ssp. thermophilus & S. sanguinis (F)

2.8 (0.4)

2.8 (0.5)

ns

3.4 (1.6)

3.3 (1.1)

ns

ns

Streptococcus salivarius ssp. thermophilus (F)

4.6 (1.4)

4.6 (1.4)

ns

4.7 (1.6)

4.8 (1.5)

ns

ns

Streptococcus spp. 2 (F)

3.5 (0.9)

3.4 (1.0)

ns

3.3 (0.8)

3.3 (0.8)

ns

ns

Veillonella spp. (F)

9.2 (0.4)

9.2 (0.4)

ns

9.2 (0.5)

9.2 (0.4)

ns

ns

Firmicutes various (F/T/B)

7.7 (1.5)

7.5 (1.4)

ns

7.4 (1.5)

7.6 (1.5)

ns

ns

Proteobacteria (P)

5.9 (0.3)

6.0 (0.8)

ns

6.0 (0.5)

6.0 (0.5)

ns

ns

Mycoplasma hominis (T)

6.3 (2.3)

6.3 (2.2)

ns

6.1 (2.2)

5.9 (2.3)

ns

ns

  1. The values are log2 transformed and given as mean (SD). P-values indicate differences within (p1) or between (p2) SFA and PUFA interventions calculated with t-test
  2. A Actinobacteria, B Bacteroidetes, F Firmicutes, ns Non-significant, P Proteobacteria, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids, SFA Saturated fatty acids, T Tenericutes