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Table 3 Levels of associations between bacteria and markers

From: The gut microbiota is associated with the small intestinal paracellular permeability and the development of the immune system in healthy children during the first two years of life

Bacteria (taxonomic affiliation)

Changea

RMC

LME

Bacteria properties

ZON

CALP

Class Alphaproteobacteria

  

Zon (−)

 

Exhibited numerous positive co-occurrences with other microbes [71]; enriched in vaginally delivered standard formula-fed infants three months post delivery [72]; high abundance in placentas of women with IBD, but not in stool [73]; high abundance in patients with Crohn's Disease [74]; third major constituent gut microbiome in infants with respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases [75]

Class Clostridia

  

Zon (+)

 

Dominates in infants [76]; in the formula-fed infants colonization occurred consistently throughout the 1st year of life, whereas in some breast-fed infants it was inhibited until weaning [77]; anti-inflammatory activity [78,79,80]

Order Clostridiales (class Clostridia)

  

Calp (−)

Zon ( +)

 

Butyrate production [81, 82]; suppression of proinflammatory bacteria [83]; protective role of the taxa in IBD pathogenesis [84]; induction an immune response [67]

Family Ruminococcaceae (class Clostridia)

  

Calp (−)

Zon (+)

 

Ruminococcaceae is more abundant in women with low serum zonulin concentration and can enhance intestinal barrier integrity [85]; involved in modulation of gut barrier function[86]; SCFAs producer [87]; more abundant in people with diets high in carbohydrates [88, 89]

Genus Ruminococcus  (gnavus group) (family Ruminococcaceae, order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

Same

 

Zon (+)

 

Increased in patients with IBS-D [90] and Crohn’s Disease [91]

Genus Ruminococcus  (torques group) (family Ruminococcaceae, order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

  

Zon (+)

Calp (common slope model, positive β coeff.)

Butyrate production, important role in Crohn’s Disease [91]; mucin degradation [54]

Family Lachnospiraceae (order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

Same

 

Zon (+)

 

Butyrate producer [92] induces the expression of Treg—suppression of the colonic inflammatory response [62]

Genus Lachnoclostridium (family Lachnospiraceae, order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

Same

 

Zon (+)

 

Enhanced the utilization of carbohydrates [93] showed a positive association with secondary bile acids in mice [94]; SCFAs producer [95]; correlated with vitamin B6 metabolism and tryptophan metabolism in mice with colitis [96]; lower abundances was observed in neoplasms of gastrointestinal tract [97]; decreased in Autism Spectrum Disorders [98]; overdominant in population of native Alaska with high incidence of sporadic colorectal cancer [99]; positively correlated with body mass index, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase levels in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) [100]

Genus Anaerostipes (family Lachnospiraceae, order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

 

Oppo-site

Calp (−)

 

Butyrate producer [101]

Family Peptostreptococcaceae (order Clostridiales, class Clostridia)

Same

 

Zon (+)

 

Overrepresented in gut microbiota of non-breastfed infants [102]; present in infants fed with standard cow’s milk formula [103]; overrepresented in infants living with pets and underrepresented in infants living with older siblings [104]

Class Bacilli

  

Zon (−)

 

Dominant in duodenum and in the jejunum; producer of enzymes, bile acid hydrolases, ACE-like inhibitors, SCFAs, hydrogen peroxide, group B vitamins, beneficial for gut health [105]; participate in metabolism of dietary components, xenobiotics and drugs helping to maintain intestinal homeostasis and host health [106, 107]

Order Bacillales (class Bacilli)

  

Zon (−)

 

Enriched in preterm infants fed with mom’s own milk [108]; overrepresented in cesarean section delivered neonates [109]; second major microbiome constituent of neonatal intensive care unit rooms [110]

Family Staphylococcaceae (order Bacillales, class Bacilli)

  

Calp (+)

Zon (−)

 

Present in human milk [111]

Genus Staphylococcus (family Staphylococcaceae, order Bacillales, class Bacilli)

  

Calp (+)

Zon (−)

 

One of the most prominent bacteria of human milk [112]; correlated with higher fecal calprotectin concentration in infants [113]; pathological bacteria decreased over time after delivery [114], super antigen function stimulates the systemic secretion of IgA in neonates, protecting against allergies [115]; promotes the modulation of the infant immune system without causing an adverse inflammatory response, induction of T-reg cells via butyric acid and propionic acid [116]; participate in the saccharolytic fermentation of carbohydrates, which end products that positively affect host cells and gut bacterial community [117]

Family Enterococcaceae (class Bacilli)

 

Same

Calp (+)

 

Opportunistic pathogen [118]; potential biomarker for IBD [119]

Genus Enterococcus (family Enterococcaceae, class Bacilli)

  

Calp (+)

 

Higher counts in premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) [120]; significant positive correlations between fecal calprotectin levels and intestinal colonization levels Enterococcus in Preterm Infants during the Neonatal Period [17]; more abundant in feces of formula fed infants [121]; a leading hospital-associated pathogen [122]

Family Carnobacteriaceae (class Bacilli)

Same

   

potential biomarker of autoimmunological disease [123]; abundance in oral microbiome was associated with decreased risk of colorectal cancer [124]

Class Coriobacteriia

  

Zon (+)

 

Greater prevalence in formula-fed babies [125]; significantly higher in coeliac infants [126]; lower relative abundances in atopic dermatitis children [127]; increased in Crohn’s Disese [128]

Order Coriobacteriales (class Coriobacteria)

Same

 

Zon (+)

 

Negatively associated with fecal protease activity associated with various gastrointestinal tract diseases [129]; can be considered as pathobionts, because their occurrence has been associated with a range of pathologies such as bacteremia, periodontitis, and vaginosis [130]; belongs to class Actinobacteria which correlates with fecal calprotectin [25]

Order Corynebacteriales

Oppo-site

   

Subset is pathogen [131]; belongs to class Actinobacteria which correlates with fecal calprotectin [25]

Genus Corynebacterium 1 (order Corynebacteriales)

  

Zon (−)

 

Human skin bacteria, dominant in gut microbiome of Cesarean Section (CS) born infants [132]; counts in gut microbiome of CS born children negatively associated with maternal dairy intake [133]; present in Meconium of Preterm Neonates [134]; dominant in oral microbiome of CS born infants [135]

Order Erysipelotrichales

  

Zon (+)

 

More abundant in infants at 4 weeks fed with cow-milk based formula, at 26 weeks in breast milk fed children and those receiving fructooligosaccharides (FOS) [103]; decreased in new-onset Crohn’s disease [56]; lower abundance in blood of patients with cirrhosis [136]; increased in HIV infection [137]

Order Pseudomonadales

  

Zon (−)

 

Associated with normal calprotectin level in Gambian infants [138]; belongs to Gammaproteobacteria negatively correlates with calprotectin [25]; associated with neutrophilia and lower vaccine responses in infants [139]; pathogenic taxa [140]

Family Moraxellaceae

  

Zon (−)

 

Dominant phylum in human breast milk [141]; overrepresented in Crohn’s disease closely associated with microaerobic energy metabolism, amino acid degradation, and energy deficiency characterized by low ATP levels [142]; lowered in colorectal cancer gut microbiome [143]; belongs to class Gammaproteobacteria which is negatively associated with calprotectin concentration [25]

  1. aco-occurrence between change in the abundance and change in zonulin (P2–P4/P5/P6, P3–P4/P5/P6) or calprotectin (P2–P5/P6, P3–P5/P6, P4–P6) levels: same—a change in the bacterial abundance and change in marker level between time points occur in the same direction, opposite—a change in the bacterial abundance and change in marker level between time points occur in the opposite direction
  2. RMC (repeated measures correlation)—correlation between the bacterial abundance and concentration of zonulin/calprotectin for paired measures assessed on six occasions (from P1 to P6, i.e., the entire observation period); LME (linear mixed-effects analysis)—an association between the taxon abundance change and marker change accounting for multiple time point pairs from the same subject, including time-point pair-specific relationships with either absence (the common slope model) or presence of the interaction (the different slopes model) between the abundance change and the time point pair); ( +), positive RMC coefficient; (−), negative RMC coefficient