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Table 1 Percent (medians and ranges) of microbial families comprising 1% or more of the microbiota in the feces of synbiotic-fed dogs at baseline and after 2 wk of treatment based on bTEFAP analysis

From: Effects of a synbiotic on fecal quality, short-chain fatty acid concentrations, and the microbiome of healthy sled dogs

Microbial family

Synbiotic group (n = 9)

% at baseline

Synbiotic group (n = 9)

% after 2 wk of treatment

Synbiotic group (n = 9)

P-value

Lactobacillaceae

0.38 (0.02-21.18)

35.31 (6.66-70.23)

0.004

Clostridiaceae

48.13 (19.91-74.30)

5.28 (1.19-40.29)

0.004

Erysipelotrichaceae

3.45 (0.00-12.70)

1.02 (0.12-2.97)

0.039

Eubacteriaceae

0.88 (0.15-4.27)

0.28 (0.05-0.89)

0.039

Streptococcaceae

2.15 (0.17-14.34)

17.96 (0.02-56.29)

0.055

Ruminococcaceae

9.71 (0.88-22.94)

3.73 (0.91-9.74)

0.055

Bacteroidaceae

0.07 (0.00-1.85)

0.27 (0.00-3.83)

0.055

Alcaligenaceae

0.02 (0.00-0.27)

0.02 (0.00-0.18)

0.578

Leuconostocaceae

0.33 (0.00-0.68)

0.08 (0.00-0.82)

0.383

Prevotellaceae

0.01 (0.00-1.20)

0.26 (0.00-18.92)

0.078

Lachnospiraceae

0.54 (0.00-1.08)

0.12 (0.01-2.64)

0.203

Enterobacteriaceae

0.60 (0.04-14.99)

0.09 (0.00-1.91)

0.074

Coriobacteriaceae

0.66 (0.00-3.04)

0.58 (0.07-1.67)

0.496

Fusobacteriaceae

0.07 (0.00-2.23)

0.15 (0.00-27.86)

0.203

Succinivibrionaceae

0.20 (0.00-1.29)

0.07 (0.00-0.86)

0.641

Enterococcaceae

0.27 (0.00-2.99)

0.35 (0.01-1.29)

0.911