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TABLE 2.

Populations of enterococci in fecal samples

Subject	Enterococcal population (log₁₀ bacteria/g)
Subject	Control period (n = 6)	Test period (n = 6)	Posttest period (n = 3)
1	3.5 (<2.0–5.2)^a	4.3 (0.8)^b ^c	3.2^d
2	<2.0 (<2.0–5.4)^a	5.5 (0.3)^b	<2.0 (<2.0–2.8)^a
3	4.8 (0.4)^b	5.5 (0.2)^b	7.1 (0.1)^b
4	3.5 (<2.0–3.5)^a	4.5 (0.5)^b	5.0 (0.7)^b
5	5.5 (0.3)^b	4.7 (0.5)^b	4.4 (0.8)^b
6	3.3 (<2.0–4.9)^a	3.7 (0.8)^b	2.8 (<2.0–4.3)^a
7	5.4 (0.3)^b	5.3 (0.1)^b	2.5 (<2.0–5.3)^a
8	3.0 (0.1)^b	5.8 (1.1)^b ^c	<2.0^d
9	3.4 (<2.0–7.8)^a	4.6 (0.6)^b	4.1 (<2.0–4.6)^a
10	3.8 (0.4)^b	4.6 (0.6)^b	4.8 (0.2)^b

Median (range).

Mean (standard error of the mean).

n = 2.

n = 1.