Table 2 Statistically significant results of Mann-Whitney U test assessing difference in the viable CFU/g count of species between males and females

Alistipes finegoldii

70

7.215*10⁹

274

3.835*10⁹

7489

−2.829

.005

.153

Bacteroides uniformis

567

7.400*10⁹

1841

6.090*10⁹

481,924

−2.763

.006

.056

Bacteroides vulgatus

745

8.000*10⁹

2287

6.070*10⁹

775,833.5

−3.666

<.001

.067

Bifidobacterium animalis

169

1.350*10⁸

665

9.430*10⁷

48,876.5

−2.616

.009

.091

Collinsella aerofaciens

631

7.020*10⁹

1710

5.315*10⁹

486,257

−3.669

<.001

.076

Candida albicans

314

2250

914

1380

130,007

−2.489

.013

.071

Lactobacillus gasseri

103

2.130*10⁶

272

7.245*10⁵

11,220.5

−2.975

.003

.154

Lactobacillius rhamnosus

83

2.070*10⁶

311

1.050*10⁶

11,019.5

−2.047

.041

.103

Lactobacillus salivarius

37

7.490*10⁶

134

1.860*10⁶

1932

−2.052

.040

.157

Parabacteroides goldsteinii

13

4.800*10⁸

58

1.860*10⁹

237

−2.082

.037

.247

Ruminococcus gnavus

30

3.655*10⁹

124

1.845*10⁹

1397

−2.112

.035

.170

Streptococcus salivarius

533

5.870*10⁶

1337

3.000*10⁶

305,494

−4.821

<.001

.111

Streptococcus parasanguinis

523

3.060*10⁶

1404

1.980*10⁶

322,444.5

−4.116

<.001

.094

Streptococcus gordonii

64

2.640*10⁶

139

1.010*10⁶

3320

−2.901

.004

.204