Table 6 Raw bacterial counts at pre- and post-supplementation

Total bacteria

2.5 × 10¹⁰ ± 1.9 × 10¹⁰

2.0 × 10¹⁰ ± 9.0 × 10⁹

2.2 ×10¹⁰ ± 1.2 × 10¹⁰

1.7 × 10¹⁰ ± 1.0 × 10¹⁰

C. coccoides

1.1 × 10⁰⁹ ± 1.4 × 10⁰⁹

8.7 × 10⁰⁸ ± 1.2 × 10⁰⁹

1.2 × 10⁰⁹ ± 1.2 × 10⁰⁹

8.6 × 10⁰⁸ ± 6.7 × 10⁰⁸

E. coli

1.6 × 10⁰⁵ ± 1.5 × 10⁰⁵

8.0 × 10⁰⁵ ± 1.4 × 10⁰⁶

2.4 × 10⁰⁵ ± 4.5 × 10⁰⁵

9.2 × 10⁰⁵ ± 2.5 × 10⁰⁶

Bifibacteria

1.7 × 10⁰⁷ ± 2.4 × 10⁰⁷

1.4 × 10⁰⁷ ± 1.6 × 10⁰⁷

1.0 × 10⁰⁷ ± 1.8 × 10⁰⁷

4.4 × 10⁰⁶ ± 8.8 × 10⁰⁶

Bacteroides

2.3 × 10⁰⁶ ± 5.0 × 10⁰⁶

2.9 × 10⁰⁶ ± 5.2 × 10⁰⁶

2.1 × 10⁰⁶ ± 2.0 × 10⁰⁶

3.7 × 10⁰⁶ ± 6.7 × 10⁰⁶

Lactobacillus

1.4 × 10⁰⁴ ± 2.5 × 10⁰⁴

7.2 × 10⁰⁴ ± 1.3 × 10⁰⁵

3.8 × 10⁰⁶ ± 1.3 × 10⁰⁷

1.0 × 10⁰⁶ ± 3.5 × 10⁰⁶

Females

Total bacteria

1.9 × 10¹⁰ ± 8.3 × 10¹⁰

2.6 × 10¹⁰ ± 1.9 × 10¹⁰

3.6 × 10¹⁰ ± 2.2 × 10¹⁰

2.6 × 10¹⁰ ± 2.7 × 10¹⁰

C.coccoides

1.0 × 10⁰⁹ ± 1.1 × 10⁰⁹

1.0 × 10⁰⁹ ± 8.9 × 10⁰⁸

2.5 × 10⁰⁹ ± 2.9 × 10⁰⁹

9.6 × 10⁰⁸ ± 8.6 × 10⁰⁸

E. coli

6.4 × 10⁰⁶ ± 1.5 × 10⁰⁷

2.0 × 10⁰⁷ ± 4.8 × 10⁰⁷

7.6 × 10⁰³ ± 8.0 × 10⁰³

5.1 × 10⁰⁴ ± 7.2 × 10⁰⁴

Bifidobacteria

2.9 × 10⁰⁶ ± 2.9 × 10⁰⁶

3.6 × 10⁰⁶ ± 5.1 × 10⁰⁶

7.4 × 10⁰⁶ ± 1.2 × 10⁰⁷

1.3 × 10⁰⁶ ± 1.3 × 10⁰⁶

Bacterioides

1.2 × 10⁰⁶ ± 1.2 × 10⁰⁶

2.5 × 10⁰⁶ ± 3.9 × 10⁰⁶

5.1 × 10⁰⁷ ± 9.9 × 10⁰⁷

6.6 × 10⁰⁶ ± 9.6 × 10⁰⁶

Lactobacillus

1.4 × 10⁰⁴ ± 9.4 × 10⁰⁴

8.4 × 10⁰⁴ ± 7.8 × 10⁰⁴

1.8 × 10⁰⁴ ± 1.7 × 10⁰⁴

8.7 × 10⁰⁴ ± 1.4 × 10⁰⁵