Table 2 Top species included in the GA selected 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 PCs produced with different data sets

Whole (PC1, PC7, PC2, PC27, PC11, PC15)

Prausnitzii–^a

Gnavus+

Eutactus+^a

Moorei–

Eggerthii–^a

Zeae+^a

Eutactus–^a

Faecis–^a

Prausnitzii+^a

Obeum–

Dispar–^a

Gnavus–

Formicigenerans–^a

Copri+

Aerofaciens–

Lenta+^a

Adolescentis+

Stutzeri+^a

Catus–^a

Muciniphila–^a

Catus–

Animalis–

Mucilaginosa–^a

Bromii+^a

Faecis–^a

Adolescentis–^a

Adolescentis–`

Torques–

Aerofaciens+

Fragilis+^a

Obesity (PC14, PC18, PC2, PC4, PC19, PC16)

Eutactus–^a

Uniformis+

Dolichum–

Producta–

Caccae+^a

Formicigenerans+^a

Bromii+

Catus–^a

Lenta–

Prausnitzii+^a

Parainfluenzae+^a

Bromii–

Adolescents–^a

Dispar+

Aerofaciens+^a

Aerofaciens–

Formicigenerans+^a

Distasonis–

Formicigenerans+

Faecis+

Producta–

Fragilis–

Adolescentis–

Eutactus+^a

Producta–^a

Distasonis–^a

Gnavus–

Faecis+^a

Dispar–

Perfringens+^a

Healthy (PC1, PC34, PC23, PC28, PC3, PC5)

Prausnitzii–^a

Stutzeri–^a

Callidus–^a

Ovatus–

Copri+

Copri+^a

Eutactus–^a

Zeae+

Moorei+

Longum+^a

Muciniphila–^a

Muciniphila+^a

Catus–^a

Gnavus+

Formigenes+

Distasonis+^a

Formigenes–^a

Prausnitzii–

Formicigenerans–^a

Dispar+

Prausnitzii+

Fragilis–

Catus+

Formigenes+^a

Faecis–^a

Lenta–^a

Catus–^a

Aerofaciens–

Biforme+

Eutactus+^a