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Table 3 Association of the bacterial PCR-DGGE genotypes with the ABO blood groups

From: Association between the ABO blood group and the human intestinal microbiota composition

 

Detection frequency of the DGGE genotype**

DGGE genotype*, number of genotypes

B + AB vs. O + A (p-value)

A + AB vs. O + B (p-value)

O vs. A + AB + B (p-value)

UNIV, 18.0%, 9

35% vs 3% (0.002)

6% vs. 22%

5% vs. 35%

UNIV, 31.4%, 21

48% vs. 23% (0.014)

38% vs. 28%

42% vs. 11%

UNIV, 32.2%, 8

30% vs. 3% (0.004)

13% vs. 13%

5% vs. 16%

UNIV, 33.8%, 56

74% vs. 95% (0.004)

84% vs. 91%

100% vs. 82%

UNIV, 39.0%, 9

17% vs. 13%

25% vs. 3% (0.026)

5% vs. 18%

UNIV, 42.2%, 9

30% vs. 5% (0.022)

16% vs. 13%

0% vs. 20%

UNIV, 47.0%, 7

22% vs. 5% (0.012)

9% vs. 13%

5% vs. 13%

UNIV, 49.4%, 8

0% vs. 20% (0.018)

13% vs. 13%

21% vs. 9%

UNIV, 58.8%, 11

30% vs. 8% (0.002)

16% vs. 19%

11% vs. 20%

UNIV, 61.1%, 17

17% vs. 0% (0.020)

9% vs. 3%

0% vs. 9%

LACT, 9.0%, 11

16% vs. 10% (0.092)

16% vs. 19%

11% vs. 20%

LACT, 14.1%, 15

26% vs. 18%

25% vs. 22%

5% vs. 31% (0.028)

LACT, 15.4%, 5

17% vs. 3 (0.072)

9% vs. 6%

0 vs. 11%

LACT, 66.3%, 10

17% vs. 15%

25% vs. 6% (0.082)

5% vs. 20%

LACT, 74.2%, 3

0% vs. 8%

0% vs. 9%

6% vs. 0% (0.023)

LACT, 83.1%, 4

9% vs. 0%

0% vs. 6%

0% vs. 4%

LACT, 84.7%, 40

65% vs. 59%

59% vs. 66%

74% vs. 58%

LACT, 86.6%, 3

0% vs. 8%

0% vs. 9%

16% vs. 0% (0.023)

LACT, 92.3%, 8

4% vs. 18%

6% vs. 19%

32% vs. 4% (0.007)

EREC 4.8%, n = 13

22% vs. 20%

34% vs. 6% (0.011)

5% vs. 27%

EREC 35.3%, 8

26% vs. 5% (0.048)

16% vs. 9%

5% vs. 16%

EREC, 39.7%, 9

26% vs. 5% (0.022)

16% vs. 13%

0% vs. 20% (0.048)

EREC, 46.9%, 19

52% vs. 18% (0.004)

31% vs. 28%

11% vs. 38% (0.004)

EREC, 50.9%, 34

70% vs. 43% (0.021)

53% vs. 53%

37% vs. 60%

EREC, 61.1%, 18

43% vs. 20% (0.044)

22% vs. 34%

32% vs. 27%

EREC, 73.9%, 28

61% vs. 35% (0.043)

44% vs. 44%

37% vs. 47%

CLEPT, 11.9%, 31

22% vs. 63% (0.002)

47% vs. 50%

63% vs. 42%

CLEPT, 15.4%, 8

22% vs. 8% (0.048)

6% vs. 19%

5% vs. 16%

CLEPT, 16.0%, 6

26% vs. 0% (0.002)

16% vs. 3%

0% vs. 13%

CLEPT, 20.5%, 9

26% vs.8% (0.022)

13% vs. 16%

5% vs. 18%

CLEPT, 38.8%, 8

22% vs. 8% (0.048)

16% vs. 8%

0% vs. 18%

CLEPT, 52.1%, 8

4% vs. 18%

9% vs. 16%

26% vs. 7% (0.044)

CLEPT, 67.9%, 12

30% vs. 13% (0.048)

13% vs. 25%

11% vs. 22%

CLEPT, 84.0%, 7

0% vs. 18% (0.037)

6% vs. 16%

26% vs. 4% (0.021)

BFRA, 5.0%, 5

21% vs. 0% (0.008)

6% vs. 9%

0% vs. 11%

BFRA, 9.9%, 10

21% vs. 13%

26% vs. 6% (0.043)

5% vs. 20%

BFRA, 21.5%, 9

25% vs. 10% (0.023)

6% vs. 22%

11% vs. 16%

BFRA, 36.8%, 7

0% vs. 18% (0.036)

10% vs. 13%

21% vs. 7%

BFRA, 62.8%, 5

0% vs. 13%

3% vs. 13%

21% vs. 2% (0.026)

BIFI, 26.6%, 40

59% vs. 77%

62% vs. 79%

94% vs. 61% (0.022)

  1. *The DGGE analysis was performed by applying universal bacterial primers (UNIV) and specific primers for the lactic acid bacteria (LACT), Eubacterium rectale – Clostridium coccoides group (EREC), Clostridium leptum group (CLEPT), Bacteroides fragilis group (BFRA) and Bifidobacterium spp. (BIFI).
  2. **Detection frequencies (% of samples positive) of the specified DGGE genotypes are presented. Statistical analysis: The Fisher's exact test based on band presence/absence data. P-values for the statistically significant differences are presented in parenthesis.