TABLE 3.
Quantitative determination of the impact of the gut passage of F. candida on population sizes of selected bacterial, marker gene-labeled strainsa
| Monitoring strain | Uptake rate (CFU h−1 specimen−1)b | No. of bacteria in the gut (CFU specimen−1)c | No. of bacteria in feces (CFU fecal pellet−1)d | Release rate (no. of fecal pellets specimen−1 h−1) | Reduction factore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli S17-1 pRP4-luc | 5.13 × 105 | 4.29 × 100 | 1.72 × 100 | 485 | 61,588 |
| Sinorhizobium meliloti L33 | 7.49 × 106 | 2.34 × 104 | 8.79 × 101 | 224 | 38,077 |
| Alcaligenes faecalis HR4 pRP4-luc | 6.90 × 105 | 3.00 × 104 | 5.71 × 102 | 248 | 487 |
a
All data shown for each parameter were significantly different from each other (P ≤ 0.05).
b
Determined with three parallel incubations.
c
Determined with 10 specimens per species.
d
Determined with four parallel incubations.
e
The reduction factor is the uptake rate per number of cells of the monitoring strain in the feces per release rate.