Table 3

Microbiota alterations with probiotic intervention in patients with colon cancer at surgery

GenusEffect of probioticFaecalMucosaTumour
No Probiotic abundance (%), n=7Probiotic abundance (%), n=8p Value (FDR)No probiotic abundance (%), n=6Probiotic abundance (%), n=7p Value (FDR)No probiotic abundance (%), n=5Probiotic abundance (%), n=7p Value (FDR)
Clostridiales sppIncrease3.5±3.18.5±4.10.02 (0.3)2.8±2.07.5±3.30.01 (0.3)1.9±1.76.7±2.80.01 (0.3)
FaecalibacteriumIncrease3.2±2.66.5±2.00.02 (0.3)3.3±2.88.1±3.50.02 (0.3)2.7±2.86.8±3.10.03 (0.4)
[Eubacterium]Increase0.86±1.82.9±2.70.05 (0.3)0.50±0.732.1±1.90.04 (0.3)
RoseburiaIncrease0.05±0.071.7±2.20.04 (0.3)0.04±0.031.9±2.20.007 (0.3)
LachnospiraIncrease0.10±0.081.4±0.850.03 (0.3)0.10±0.071.3±0.780.03 (0.4)
FusobacteriumDecrease0.81±0.870.03±0.050.01 (0.3)
Erysipelotrichaceae sppIncrease0.42±0.591.3±1.00.02 (0.3)
Coriobacteriaceae sppIncrease0.49±0.461.3±0.750.04 (0.3)
PorphyromonasDecrease0.43±0.560.00±0.000.05 (0.3)
[Prevotella]Decrease0.22±0.380.00±0.000.05 (0.3)
PeptostreptococcusDecrease0.42±0.710.04±0.060.05 (0.3)
Unclassified RikenellaceaeIncrease0.03±0.081.1±2.10.03 (0.3)
Bacteroidales sppDecrease0.68±1.60.00±0.000.04 (0.3)
Unclassified ClostridialesIncrease0.12±0.140.72±0.720.01 (0.3)
[Barnesiellaceae] sppIncrease0.07±0.110.24±0.150.03 (0.3)
  • Data are presented as mean±SD.

  • Wilcoxon rank sum test comparing no probiotic with probiotic for each sample type.

  • Square brackets indicate the Greengenes database notation for proposed taxonomy.

  • Only p≤0.05 are shown.

  • FDR, false discovery rate (Benjamini-Hochberg).