Effect of Taro Starch, Beet Juice, Probiotic, and/or Psicose on Gut Microbiota in a Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model: A Pilot Study

Figure 3

Distribution of the significantly different OTUs (Kruskal-Wallis) with a q-value < 0.05 after 1 week of feeding. AIN: control AIN diet; beet: beet juice; Mod_abs_beet: modified taro starch with absorbed beet juice; Modif: modified taro starch; Modif_beet: modified taro starch combined with beet juice by gavage; Nat_abs_beet: taro starch with absorbed beet juice; Native: native taro starch; Native_beet: native taro starch combined with beet juice by gavage; Probiotic: L.plantarum IS-10506; Psic: psicose. (a) Lactococcus; (b) Eubacterium; (c) Coriobacteriaceae; (d) Bifidobacteriaceae; (e) Leuconostoc; (f) Peptococcaceae; (g) Bifidobacterium; (h) Anaerovibrio; (i) Enterobacteriaceae; (j) Christensenellaceae; (k) Phascolarctobacterium; (l) Bacillus.

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