Effects of Omega-3-Rich Pork Lard on Serum Lipid Profile and Gut Microbiome in C57BL/6NJ Mice

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Microbiota analysis. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the fecal microbiome (a) is shown. Control, coconut oil, and omega lard represent the control, coconut oil-fed, and omega lard-fed groups, respectively. All feces samples were collected at the end of the experiment (four weeks). The number of animals was 8, 7, and 8 in the control, coconut oil-fed, and omega lard-fed groups, respectively. The PCA of the fecal microbiome was performed using Bray–Curtis measurements. The control, coconut oil-fed, and omega lard-fed groups are represented by red, blue, and yellow circles, respectively. The relative abundance of bacterial families in the fecal microbiome (b) is shown, where each bacterial family is indicated by a different color. The comparison of the relative abundance of bacterial families in the fecal microbiome between the groups is shown for Lachnospiraceae, Bacteroidaceae, Peptococcaceae, and Burkholderiaceae (c). The abundance (%) of the bacterial population is indicated on the -axis and the groups on the -axis. Data are presented as . Asterisks indicate significant differences between groups ().

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