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Table 2 Percent (medians and ranges) of microbial families comprising 1% or more of the microbiota in the feces of placebo-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

Placebo group (n = 8)

% at baseline

Placebo group (n = 8)

% after 2 wk of treatment

Placebo group (n = 8)

P-value

Lactobacillaceae

6.08 (2.90-33.41)

16.40 (0.81-51.34)

0.461

Clostridiaceae

38.26 (10.25-52.29)

3.86 (0.97-28.65)

0.008

Erysipelotrichaceae

3.66 (0.53-13.18)

0.71 (0.11-6.20)

0.008

Eubacteriaceae

1.90 (0.80-3.03)

0.25 (0.05-2.14)

0.039

Streptococcaceae

4.67 (0.61-29.90)

15.35 (5.30-61.93)

0.109

Ruminococcaceae

12.46 (5.88-20.03)

3.07 (0.47-15.01)

0.008

Bacteroidaceae

0.31 (0.00-1.00)

1.23 (0.14-4.01)

0.109

Alcaligenaceae

0.07 (0.00-0.70)

0.15 (0.02-3.18)

0.383

Leuconostocaceae

0.20 (0.06-1.89)

0.05 (0.00-0.30)

0.078

Prevotellaceae

0.40 (0.00-0.89)

0.52 (0.05-23.98)

0.313

Lachnospiraceae

0.54 (0.06-1.99)

0.36 (0.04-0.71)

0.148

Enterobacteriaceae

0.26 (0.02-2.27)

0.07 (0.02-20.01)

0.547

Coriobacteriaceae

1.06 (0.37-1.52)

0.48 (0.05-2.00)

0.461

Fusobacteriaceae

0.00 (0.00-3.45)

0.81 (0.00-28.37)

0.109

Succinivibrionaceae

0.09 (0.00-0.33)

0.07 (0.00-1.02)

0.945

Enterococcaceae

0.09 (0.00-0.60)

0.02 (0.00-0.16)

0.148