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Table 3 Copy numbers of different genera in the gut flora of individual samples

From: Changes in human gut flora with age: an Indian familial study

Subjects

S2 (8 months)

S1 (26 yrs)

S3 (56 yrs)

T1 (14 yrs)

T2 (42 yrs)

T3 (62 yrs)

ClEub

2.17 ± 0.9 E + 07

1.91 ± 0.01E + 08

7.85 ± 0.06E + 03

1.08 ± 0.01E + 09

2.19 ± 0.1E + 08

1.17 ± 0.01E + 08

Prev

7.83 ± 0.9 E + 07

3.55 ± 0.4E + 07

1.12 ± 0.3E + 08

5.29 ± 0.01E + 07

3.87 ± 0.04E + 08

1.72 ± 0.09E + 10

Lac

5.29 ± 0.6 E + 10

3.98 ± 0.5E + 10

3.88 ± 0.5E + 09

3.87 ± 0.3E + 10

1.64 ± 0.2E + 09

1.03 ± 0.5E + 11

Bac-Prev

3.61 ± 1.3 E + 09

7.32 ± 0.4E + 09

1.04 ± 0.34E + 10

8.04 ± 0.43E + 10

9.32 ± 0.82E + 10

5.55 ± 0.46E + 11

Bif

5.42 ± 0.11E + 07

4.37 ± 0.4E + 08

4.37 ± 0.17E + 06

2.56 ± 0.12E06

2.06 ± 0.6E + 07

1.27 ± 0.5E + 08

Ros

1.51 ± 0.26E + 10

1.56 ± 0.2E + 10

3.42 ± 0.19E + 10

2.78 ± 0.15E + 10

1.16 ± 0.40E + 10

1.87 ± 0.54E + 11

All bacteria

3.8 ± 0.1E + 10

3.57 ± 0.08E + 10

5.97 ± 0.15E + 10

4.7 ± 0.2E + 11

5.11 ± 0.04E + 11

9.84 ± 0.03E + 11

  1. Legend: ClEub- Clostridium coccoides-Eubacteria rectale group specific primers, Prev- Prevotella genus specific primers, Lac- Lactobacillus genus specific primers, Bac-Prev- Bacteriodes-Prevotella specific primers, Bif- Bifidobacterium genus specific primers, Ros- Roseburia genus specific primers and All bacteria- universal primers for all bacteria.