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Table 2 Taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota in the different datasets

From: The gut microbiota of Colombians differs from that of Americans, Europeans and Asians

Phylum

Colombia

Europe

Japan

South Korea

USA

P

Actinobacteria

0.001 ± 0.002

0.008 ± 0.023

0.182 ± 0.238

0.000 ± 0.000

0.000 ± 0.000

<0.0001

Bacteroidetes

0.166 ± 0.119

0.306 ± 0.161

0.179 ± 0.171

0.262 ± 0.180

0.287 ± 0.141

0.005

Firmicutes

0.787 ± 0.128

0.589 ± 0.173

0.626 ± 0.211

0.689 ± 0.213

0.696 ± 0.144

0.012

Proteobacteria

0.020 ± 0.033

0.013 ± 0.011

0.012 ± 0.013

0.015 ± 0.012

0.010 ± 0.010

0.10

Tenericutes

0.004 ± 0.005

0.016 ± 0.049

0.000 ± 0.000

0.006 ± 0.008

0.001 ± 0.005

0.0007

Verrucomicrobia

0.012 ± 0.042

0.012 ± 0.026

0.000 ± 0.001

0.000 ± 0.000

0.001 ± 0.002

<0.0001

  1. Data presented as average ± standard deviation; P-values from ANOVA testing differences among lean, overweight and obese subjects. WC = waist circumference; NA = not available.