Table I.
Changes in total fecal immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentration in 7 dogs treated with Lactobacillus murinus strain LbP2 and 6 dogs treated with phosphate-buffered saline as placebo for 2 wk
| Fecal IgA level, mg per gram of feces; treatment | |||
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| Lactobacillus murinus strain LbP2 | Phosphate-buffered saline | ||
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| Day 0 | Day 16 | Day 0 | Day 16 |
| 0.366 | 0.581 | 0.06 | 0.101 |
| 0.127 | 0.584 | 0.75 | 0.32 |
| 0.038 | 0.096 | 0.49 | 0.08 |
| 0.385 | 0.821 | 2.77 | 0.05 |
| 0.269 | 1.04 | 0.05 | 0.055 |
| 0.037 | 1.01 | 0.81 | 0.81 |
| 1.36 | 2.621 | ||
| P = 0.01796 | P > 0.05 | ||