TABLE 3.
Utilization of Oligovite components by representative bifidobacterial strains (single assay for each strain) cultured from human feces
| Subject no.a | Bifidobacterial strain | Utilization (% of total) of Oligovite components
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaccharides | Trisaccharides | Tetrasaccharides and larger oligosaccharides | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 |
| 2 | 70.0 | 72.5 | 73.2 | |
| 3 | 39.6 | 40.0 | 41.1 | |
| 4 | 85.9 | 87.1 | 91.9 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 42.0 | 43.3 | 33.2 | |
| 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| 4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 21.3 | 10.4 | 31.2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | |
| 3 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | |
| 5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 12.9 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 2 | 35.7 | 37.7 | 38.0 | |
| 3 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 6.0 | |
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Subjects 2, 3, 4, and 8 had altered RNA-DGGE profiles after consuming GOS biscuits. The profiles of subjects 6 and 7 were unaltered.