Figure 8 Fungal diversity, indicated as richness (No of bands) and diversity indices, obtained from denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles of pouchitis patients in remission (before study therapy, after induction with antibiotics), after placebo, and two months after treatment with VSL#3. For each group, the mean (SD) number of bands are shown. Fungal diversity in the VSL#3 group was significantly higher compared with both the starting value in remission (p = 0.001) and placebo (p = 0.002). Weighted diversity scores (SD) showed the same tendency.