Fig. 1

L. reuteri promotes fat accumulation in rats. A Schematic of the experiment for key bacterial rescue. B Initial body weight. C Final body weight. D Body weight gain. E Relative iWAT, eWAT, pWAT, BAT weight. F Body weight. G Copy number of L. reuteri in the rat’s feces. H Food intake. I Intramuscular fat content of gastrocnemius muscle. J The mRNA levels of muscle lipid metabolism-related genes.*P<0.05, **P <0.01, #P<0.001