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Table 2 The differences in abundance distributions of the five genera with the largest between-group differences

From: Relationship between gut microbiota and lung function decline in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 1-year follow-up study

Comparison

Phylum

Genus

Increase (+)/Decrease (−)#

Control-S1 vs

Fusobacteria

Cetobacterium ***

+ 

Control-S2

Firmicutes

Lachnospiraceae_NK4A136_group *

−

 

Proteobacteria

Pluralibacter ***

−

 

Firmicutes

Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_group *

+ 

 

Firmicutes

Tyzzerella_4 *

−

Decline-S1 vs

Proteobacteria

Citrobacter *

+ 

Decline-S2

Firmicutes

[Eubacterium]_eligens_group **

+ 

 

Firmicutes

[Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group**

−

 

Bacteroidetes

Prevotella_2 **

−

 

Firmicutes

Weissella **

+ 

Decline-S1 vs

Bacteroidetes

Alloprevotella***

+ 

Control-S1

Firmicutes

[Eubacterium]_ventriosum_group*

−

 

Proteobacteria

Pluralibacter***

+ 

 

Bacteroidetes

Prevotellaceae_NK3B31_group***

+ 

 

Firmicutes

Ruminiclostridium_6*

+ 

Decline-S2 vs

Firmicutes

Acidaminococcus**

−

Control-S2

Bacteroidetes

Alloprevotella***

+ 

 

Actinobacteria

Bifidobacterium***

−

 

Fusobacteria

Cetobacterium***

+ 

 

Firmicutes

Weissella***

−

  1. #Reference group: the front group; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, Fisher’s exact test