Microbiome Paper

tool estimating habitual food consumption FFQ

Food Frequency Questionnaire

dietary survey developed by the NIH DHQ

Diet History Questionnaire

measure of systemic inflammation CRP

C-reactive protein

high sensitivity inflammatory biomarker hsCRP

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein

fermented plant foods used as an intervention FV

Fermented Vegetables

randomly assigns participants to treatment groups RCT

Randomized Controlled Trial

unique DNA sequence representing a microbial taxon ASV

Amplicon Sequence Variant

bacterial gene used for taxonomic identification

16S Ribosomal RNA

method for amplifying DNA sequences PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction

microbial metabolites with anti inflammatory effects SCFA

Short Chain Fatty Acids

gut derived metabolite linked to cardiovascular risk TMAO

Trimethylamine N-oxide

bacterial endotoxin triggering immune response LPS

Lipopolysaccharide

serum marker of endotoxin exposure LBP

Lipopolysaccharide-binding Protein

receptor for oxidized cholesterol particles LOX-1

Oxidized Low-density Lipoprotein Receptor 1

cholesterol particle associated with atherosclerosis LDL

Low-density Lipoprotein

regulator of lipid metabolism ANGPTL4

Angiopoietin-like Protein 4

ordination method for beta diversity PCoA

Principal Coordinate Analysis

statistical test comparing community similarity ANOSIM

Analysis of Similarity

method identifying taxa distinguishing groups LEfSe

Linear Discriminant Analysis Effect Size

classification method used in LEfSe

Linear Discriminant Analysis

microbiome bioinformatics pipeline QIIME2

Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology 2

reference taxonomy database SILVA

SILVA Ribosomal RNA Database

laboratory protein quantification assay ELISA

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

statistical model adjusting for covariates ANCOVA

Analysis of Covariance