Table 1 Fecal counts of gut microbiota as determined by RT-qPCR

Total bacterial counts

10.1 ± 0.3

10.0 ± 0.3

10.2 ± 0.3

10.1 ± 0.3

Obligate anaerobe

Clostridium coccoides group

9.4 ± 0.4

9.2 ± 0.4

9.4 ± 0.4

9.2 ± 0.4

**0.0042

C.leptum subgroup

9.6 ± 0.4

9.5 ± 0.4

9.6 ± 0.4

9.5 ± 0.4

**0.1750

Bacteroides fragilis group

8.8 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.6

8.6 ± 0.6

Bifidobacterium

8.9 ± 0.7

8.8 ± 0.8

9.0 ± 0.7

8.9 ± 0.7

Atopobium cluster

9.1 ± 0.5

9.0 ± 0.4

9.1 ± 0.5

9.0 ± 0.5

Prevotella

5.9 ± 1.9

6.1 ± 1.4

5.9 ± 1.9

5.6 ± 2.0

C.difficile

1.2 ± 0.0

1.3 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.9

1.2 ± 0.0

C.Perfringens

1.5 ± 1.0

1.4 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.0

1.8 ± 1.3

Faculative anaerobe

Total lactobacilli

5.8 ± 1.0

5.7 ± 1.4

6.0 ± 1.2

5.6 ± 1.5

Lactobacillus (formerly L. gasseri subgroup)

4.2 ± 2.1

4.3 ± 2.0

4.4 ± 2.2

4.2 ± 2.1

Levilactobacillus brevis (formerly L. brevis)

1.8 ± 1.3

1.6 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 1.2

Lacticaseibacillus (formerly L. casei subgroup)

2.7 ± 1.8

3.7 ± 1.7

3.4 ± 1.9

3.4 ± 1.9

Limosilactobacillus fermentum (formerly L. fermentum)

3.0 ± 1.7

3.2 ± 1.6

2.9 ± 1.6

3.0 ± 1.5

Fructilactobacillus fructivorans (formerly L. fructivorans)

1.2 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.0

1.2 ± 0.0

Lactiplantibacillus (formerly L. plantarum subgroup)

3.4 ± 1.7

3.4 ± 1.7

3.8 ± 1.3

3.4 ± 1.7

Limosilactobacillus (except L. fermentum) (formerly L. reuteri subgroup)

3.4 ± 1.9

3.2 ± 1.8

*0.0415

3.2 ± 2.0

3.3 ± 1.9

Ligilactobacillus and Liquorilactobacillus (formerly L. ruminis subgroup)

2.5 ± 2.2

2.3 ± 2.0

2.5 ± 2.1

2.6 ± 2.1

Latilactobacillus (formerly L. sakei subgroup)

2.4 ± 1.9

2.4 ± 1.9

2.6 ± 2.0

2.4 ± 2.0

Enterobacteriaceae

6.5 ± 0.7

6.4 ± 0.6

6.5 ± 0.7

6.4 ± 0.6

Enterococcus

5.6 ± 2.1

5.7 ± 2.1

5.9 ± 1.8

5.7 ± 2.1

Streptococcus

8.7 ± 0.6

8.6 ± 0.6

8.6 ± 0.6

8.5 ± 0.6

Staphylococcus

5.1 ± 0.9

5.2 ± 0.7

4.9 ± 1.1

5.1 ± 0.7