Soluble Fiber and Insoluble Fiber Regulate Colonic Microbiota and Barrier Function in a Piglet Model

Table 7

The relative abundance (%) of certain bacterial groups in the colonic digesta of different groups¹.

Item^2	CON	IDF	SDF	MDF
Firmicutes	21.75 ± 3.15	21.83 ± 2.08	25.02 ± 4.76	22.36 ± 3.82
Bacteroidetes	48.49 ± 4.07^ab	53.36 ± 4.73^a	40.57 ± 3.87^b	41.13 ± 7.96^ab
Roseburia	0.95 ± 0.28	1.31 ± 0.63	1.30 ± 0.38	0.82 ± 0.32
Prevotella	33.62 ± 3.69^a	25.31 ± 1.54^b	23.34 ± 1.80^b	20.93 ± 1.98^b
Ruminococcus	3.89 ± 1.17	3.94 ± 0.68	4.72 ± 1.58	4.72 ± 0.68

^a,bMeans within rows with different letters differ significantly . ¹Values are presented as means ± SE of six replicates per dietary treatment. ²CON, control; IDF, 1% insoluble fiber; SDF, 1% soluble fiber; MDF, 0.5% insoluble fiber +0.5% soluble fiber.