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Table 2 Fecal microbiological profile1 of subjects at Days 0 and 56 of consuming experimental milks

From: The effect of drinking milk containing conjugated linoleic acid on fecal microbiological profile, enzymatic activity, and fecal characteristics in humans

   

Statistical Analyses

Bacteria

Day 0

Day 56

Milk Type 2

Sample Day 3

MT*SD 4

Total Aerobes

  

NS

NS

NS

CONT

8.62

8.56

   

NAT

8.50

8.54

   

SYN

8.48

8.53

   

Total Anaerobes

  

NS

NS

NS

CONT

9.59

10.41

   

NAT

11.17

10.72

   

SYN

9.50

10.30

   

Lactobacilli

  

NS

***

NS

CONT

6.89

5.24

   

NAT

6.52

4.99

   

SYN

8.07

5.10

   

Bifidobacteria

  

NS

***

NS

CONT

7.07

6.44

   

NAT

7.06

6.23

   

SYN

7.00

6.25

   

Enterobacteria

  

NS

NS

NS

CONT

7.52

5.75

   

NAT

8.40

5.39

   

SYN

7.05

5.37

   

Entero+Strep

  

NS

NS

NS

CONT

7.28

4.92

   

NAT

6.03

4.76

   

SYN

6.43

5.32

   

Clostridia

  

NS

NS

NS

CONT

4.84

5.04

   

NAT

5.04

5.12

   

SYN

4.91

4.97

   
  1. 1. bacteria counts expressed as log CFU/g wet feces
  2. 2. difference due to milk type (CONT vs NAT vs SYN)
  3. 3. difference due to sample day (DAY 0 vs DAY 56)
  4. 4. interaction – milk type and sample day
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