Relative abundances of different microbial flora in mice stool, and their correlations with vital metabolic parameters linked to obesity and liver functions using head-map.

<p>(A) The relative abundance of different gut flora was quantified by q-RT-PCR in animals fed on normal diet, High fat diet, HFD+ORL and HFD+DSHT. The relative abundance of Phylum Bacteroidetes decrease and Firmicutes were increased in animals treated with HFD alone. (B) The relative abundance of Genus <i>Prevotella</i>, <i>Akkermansia</i>, <i>Lactobacillus</i>, <i>Roseburia</i>, <i>Bacteroides</i>, <i>Ruminococcus</i> and <i>Bifidobacterium</i> were decreased in animals treated with HFD alone. However, the relative abundance of these bacteria was restored to normal in animals treated with DSHT or ORL. (C) Correlations between relative abundance of the gut microbial community and vital metabolic parameters linked to obesity as well as parameters related to liver functions are shown by the heat map. (A symbol of ★ indicates absolute value of Pearson r.>.4; a symbol of ● indicates statistical significance of P<0.05.).