. 2000 Jun;66(6):2578–2588. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.6.2578-2588.2000

TABLE 8.

Populations of non-esculin-hydrolyzing Bacteroides in fecal samples

Subject	Non-esculin-hydrolyzing Bacteroides population (log₁₀ bacteria/g)
Subject	Control period (n = 6)	Test period (n = 6)	Posttest period (n = 3)
1	9.5 (0.2)^a	9.2 (0.1)^a ^b	9.2^c
2^d	9.1 (0.2)^a	9.1 (0.1)^a	8.8 (0.1)^a
3	7.9 (1.6)^a	8.9 (0.2)^a	9.2 (0.2)^a
4	9.0 (0.1)^a	8.8 (0.1)^a	8.8 (0.1)^a
5	8.7 (0.2)^a	9.1 (0.1)^a	8.9 (0.5)^a
6	5.6 (1.7)^a	8.4 (<2.0–8.9)^e	7.8 (<2.0–8.0)^e
7	9.2 (0.1)^a	9.2 (0.1)^a	9.2 (0.1)^a
8	9.6 (0.2)^a	9.0 (0.1)^a ^b	8.7^c
9	8.9 (0.2)^a	8.8 (<2.0–9.3)^e	8.4 (0.5)^a
10	9.3 (0.2)^a	9.8 (0.1)^a	9.4 (0.2)^a

Mean (standard error of the mean).

n = 2.

n = 1.

The test and posttest period values for subject 2 are different (P = 0.0160).

Median (range).