TABLE 3.
Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 counts in the intestinal tracts of ApoE−/− mice as measured by quantitative real-time PCR
| Wk |
L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 counts (log10 16S rRNA gene copies per g of sample)a in: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | Colon | Feces | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2.45 ± 0.02 c | 2.52 ± 0.02 c | 3.76 ± 0.03 b | 5.48 ± 0.04 a | 5.41 ± 0.04 a |
| 18 | 2.36 ± 0.02 c | 2.43 ± 0.02 c | 3.50 ± 0.02 b | 5.36 ± 0.03 a | 5.27 ± 0.02 a |
a
Mean values within the same row with different letters differ significantly (P < 0.05). The data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.