Table 3.
Total bacterial numbers in treated and control samples at week 4 and week 8
| Infant | Copies of 16S rRNA/g wet stool |
Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | Wk 8 | ||
| Treated | |||
| B | 9.79 × 107 | 6.57 × 107 | 0.7728 |
| F | 5.89 × 107 | 3.53 × 108 | 0.0809 |
| G | 3.28 × 107 | 7.79 × 107 | 0.0518 |
| H | 3.52 × 107 | 6.43 × 108 | 0.1489 |
| Average | 4.78 × 107 | 2.48 × 108 | 0.0005 |
| Control | |||
| K | 6.23 × 107 | 7.35 × 107 | 0.1489 |
| L | 2.19 × 107 | 3.61 × 108 | 0.0809 |
| M | 2.37 × 107 | 2.18 × 108 | 0.0518 |
| N | 9.05 × 107 | 5.75 × 106 | 0.0765 |
| Average | 4.96 × 107 | 1.91 × 107 | 0.0289 |
a
P values are based on Mann-Whitney analysis, with statistical significance being defined as a P value of <0.05. P values indicate whether differences between total bacterial numbers in each infant at week 4 and week 8 are statistically significant.