Table 4.

Total bifidobacterial numbers in the treated and control samples at week 4 and week 8

Infant	CFU/g stool		Pa
	Wk 4	Wk 8
Treated
B	1.49 × 104	1.76 × 107	0.0814
F	7.32 × 106	1.10 × 109	0.0809
G	2.51 × 105	1.93 × 105	0.2472
H	5.55 × 107	4.57 × 108	0.0304
Average	1.58 × 107	3.94 × 108
Control
K	6.62 × 107	5.98 × 105	0.0809
L	7.95 × 106	5.11 × 104	0.0809
M	1.48 × 106	2.39 × 108	0.0809
N	4.75 × 106	5.47 × 106	0.7728
O	5.05 × 107	1.14 × 108	0.0369
Average	2.62 × 107	7.18 × 107

^aP values are based on Mann-Whitney analysis, with statistical significance being defined as a P value of <0.05.