Table 4 Principal component (PC1) analysis for the control and experimental group at family and genus level
Group | Phylum | Family | Genus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean difference* (CI 95%) | P-value** | Mean difference* (CI 95%) | P-value** | ||
Control | Bacteroidetes | 2.36 (0.67; 4.05) | 0.01 | - | - |
Firmicutes | 1.78 (-0.08; 3.64) | 0.06 | -1.67 (-2.54; -0.80) | 0.003 | |
Proteobacteria | 1.36 (0.47; 2.26) | 0.01 | 1.99 (0.96; 3.02) | 0.003 | |
Experimental | Bacteroidetes | 0.93 (-1.20; 3.07) | 0.34 | - | - |
Firmicutes | 1.85 (-0.19; 3.89) | 0.07 | -1.09 (-2.42; 0.24) | 0.10 | |
Proteobacteria | 1.73 (0.61; 2.86) | 0.01 | 2.07 (0.92; 3.23) | 0.004 | |