Fig. 5From: Chronic water insufficiency induced kidney damage and energy dysregulation despite reduced food intake, which improved gut microbiota in female ratsProfiles of gut microbiomes. Female rats were assigned to the following regime for 6 weeks. Ad libitum supply of water and food (normal-control, WAFA), water supply for 1 h per day with ad libitum food intake (WRFA), and ad libitum water supply plus pair feeding of food to as much as WRFA (WAFR). Rats in WR-WA had water restriction for 3 weeks and ad libitum water supply with ad libitum food intake for 3 weeks. Feces were collected and the bacterial DNA was analyzed (n = 8). The fecal bacterial community was shown in the principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) (a). The proportion of taxonomic assignments (phylum) (b) and [order] (c) for gut microbiomes was analyzedBack to article page