Table 3.

Phylogenetic diversity and species richness of control and GOS90 samples at days 7 and 14. Universal 8F-338R primers were used for 16S amplicon sequencing of stool samples and a combination of the universal and Bifidobacterium-modified primer set (4:1) were used for intestinal contents.

	Stool samples		Intestinal contents
	Phylogenetic diversity	Species richness	Phylogenetic diversity	Species richness
Control	15.0 ± 6.1	138.2 ± 72.9	10.6 ± 2.0	117.0 ± 56.8
GOS90 Day 7	16.5 ± 4.7	157.8 ± 60.8	-	-
GOS90 Day 14	17.5 ± 4.3	170.5 ± 65.0	10.9 ± 2.9	124.4 ± 59.9