EFFECTS OF POTATO ON THE GUT MICROBIOTA AND METABOLIC PHENOTYE IN DIET-INDUCED OBESE MICE Targeted loci. EFFECTS OF POTATO ON THE GUT MICROBIOTA AND METABOLIC PHENOTYE IN DIET-INDUCED OBESE MICE

[objective]This study compared the effects of corn starch, raw potato flour and raw wheat flour on the gut microbiota in diet-induced obese mice. Further, the effects of heat-treated potato flour on the gut microbiota were investigated as well.[Methods] The diet-induced obese mice were fed with normal chow, raw potato diet and raw wheat diet respectively. The gut microbiota structure were analysed using high-throughput sequencing targeting V3-V4 regions in 16S rRNA gene.