| |
L. reuteri (control)
|
L. reuteri
+ GOS/FOS (experimental)
|
Comparison of bacterial counts between groups*
|
|---|
| |
N (% BDL)
†
|
Median (IQR)
|
N (% BDL)
†
|
Median (IQR)
| |
|---|
|
Total bacterial count
|
32 (0)
|
2.4 × 1010 (1.7 × 1010)
|
29 (0)
|
3.7 × 1010 (3.2 × 1010)
|
0.01
|
|
Lactobacillus reuteri
|
32 (0)
|
9.5 × 106 (1.5 × 107)
|
29 (3.45)
|
1.5 × 107 (4.3 × 107)
|
0.118
|
|
Bifidobacteria
|
32 (0)
|
9.4 × 109 (1.3 × 1010)
|
28 (3.45)
|
3.1 × 1010 (2.4 × 1010)
|
0.00
|
|
Lactobacilli and Enterobacteria
|
28 (12.5)
|
5.2 × 107 (8.5 × 107)
|
26 (10.34)
|
1.0 × 108 (1.9 × 108)
|
0.07
|
|
Enterobacteria
|
32(0)
|
5.1 × 108 (6.5 × 108)
|
29 (0)
|
7.6 × 108 (8.4 × 108)
|
0.132
|
|
Clostridia
|
21 (34.38)
|
4.8 × 108 (9.3 × 108)
|
14 (51.72)
|
2.6 × 108 (1.7 × 109)
|
0.752
|
- *Two-sided t-test; †Number of samples analyzed and proportion below detection limit (BDL); CFU, Colony forming unit; IQR, Interquartile range.
