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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Aug 10.
Published in final edited form as: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2007;31(3):194–198. doi: 10.1177/0148607107031003194

TABLE I.

Densities (106 colony-forming units/g dry weight of cecal contents) of bacteria in the cecum of piglets fed milk replacer alone or supplement with inulin or lactulose

Feeding group Total anaerobes Total aerobes Bifidobacteria Lactobacillus
Control 20,850 ± 6127 4641 ± 1692 2670 ± 684 17,477 ± 5002
Inulin 23,936 ± 5992 6525 ± 2184 1925 ± 623 15,856 ± 4504
Lactulose 100,152 ± 56,442 23,623 ± 13,958 6481 ± 4229 33,605 ± 10,667