. 2024 Jan 8;12(4):2650–2660. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.3946

TABLE 3.

Effects of bay leaves consumption on colonic microbiota levels between all animal models.

Model group	Time point	Log ₁₀ cells/g fecal samples
Model group	Time point	SRB	Clostridium	Bifidobacteria	Lactobacillus
G1; Control (−ve)	0 h	5.18 ± 0.1^a	5.36 ± 0.07^a	6.18 ± 0.1^e	6.39 ± 0.06^e
	24 h	5.35 ± 0.34^ab	5.41 ± 0.07^a	6.35 ± 0.34^e	6.40 ± 0.05^e
	7th day	5.29 ± 0.07^a	5.40 ± 0.14^a	6.29 ± 0.07^e	6.39 ± 0.07^e
G2; Control (+ve)	0 h	6.54 ± 0.1^de	6.16 ± 0.04^b	5.54 ± 0.1^ab	5.77 ± 0.03^abc
	24 h	6.56 ± 0.09^de	6.16 ± 0.09^b	5.56 ± 0.09^abc	5.66 ± 0.09^a
	7th day	6.61 ± 0.08^e	6.20 ± 0.12^b	5.58 ± 0.04^abc	5.67 ± 0.04^a
G3; 1% bay leaves	0 h	6.52 ± 0.09^de	6.18 ± 0.03^b	5.52 ± 0.09^a	5.75 ± 0.07^ab
	24 h	6.15 ± 0.04^cde	6.01 ± 0.03^b	5.61 ± 0.18^abcd	5.91 ± 0.08^cb
	7th day	6.13 ± 0.43^cde	6.00 ± 0.08^b	5.63 ± 0.11^abcd	6.00 ± 0.08^cd
G4; 2% bay leaves	0 h	6.55 ± 0.25^de	6.15 ± 0.04^b	5.55 ± 0.26^abc	5.72 ± 0.03^ab
	24 h	6.02 ± 0.1^cd	5.98 ± 0.05^b	5.99 ± 0.05^cde	5.92 ± 0.01^cb
	7th day	5.90 ± 0.08^bc	5.93 ± 0.1^b	5.97 ± 0.15^bde	5.93 ± 0.1^cb
G5; 3% bay leaves	0 h	6.62 ± 0.15^e	6.19 ± 0.03^b	5.62 ± 0.15^abcd	5.79 ± 0.03^abc
	24 h	6.02 ± 0.1^cd	5.60 ± 0.23^a	6.04 ± 0.07^de	6.19 ± 0.17^de
	7th day	5.67 ± 0.33^abc	5.61 ± 0.12^a	6.03 ± 0.1^de	6.24 ± 0.14^e

Note: Data is reported in Mean ± SD; results in the same column carrying different superscript letters were different significantly (p ≤ .05). G1; Control (−ve): Healthy normal rats fed with basal diet without bay leaves; G2; control (+ve): UC rats fed with basal diets without any bay leaves; G3: UC model fed with a basal diet supplemented with 1% bay leaves; G4: UC model fed with a basal diet supplemented with 2% bay leaves; G5: UC model fed with a basal diet supplemented with 3% bay leaves.