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. 2011 Feb 27;51(3):338–344. doi: 10.1007/s12088-011-0096-3

Table 5.

Ratio between beneficial (lactobacilli, bifidobacteria) and harmful (streptococcus) bacteria and incidence of tumour volume in buccal pouch of Hamsters

Treatment Ratio between beneficial and harmful bacteria(CFU ×103.ml−1) Tumor volume (ml)
Control 1.93 ± 0.15a 0.00a
DMBA 0.68 ± 0.05b 2.45 ± 0.2b
DMBA+ Tea extract (1.25%) 1.60 ± 0.13a 0.00a
Tea extracts alone (1.25%) 3.14 ± 0.28a 0.00a

Values not sharing a common superscript are differ significantly at P > 0.05