Table 3.

Quantification of fecal bacteria

	Control	Excipient	GI7-L	GI7-H
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
Lactobacillus acidophilus	8.7±0.10	4.23±0.15***	8.61±0.03###	9.73±0.04***###§§§
Lactobacillus rhamnosus	9.78±0.04	6.70±0.23***	9.7±0.04##	10.41±0.05***###§§§
Lactobacillus plantarum	10.61±0.16	7.85±0.28***	11.03±0.42###	11.71±0.22**###
Bifidobacterium bifidum	8.92±0.08	4.63±1.35***	9.20±0.01###	9.70±0.03###
Bifidobacterium breve	8.58±0.38	8.25±0.22	8.96±0.02#	9.76±0.05***###§
Lactococcus lactis	6.89±0.37	3.08±0.71***	6.90±0.24###	10.14±0.13***###§§§
Streptococcus thermophilus	9.74±0.69	7.38±0.28***	10.05±0.43###	11.17±0.16*###
Total bacteria	12.82±0.02	12.83±0.01	12.85±0.02	12.90±0.06

Levels of the bacteria species and total bacteria were analyzed by qPCR. Bacterial groups were quantified for fecal samples at week 12. Bacterial quantities were expressed as log₁₀ (bacterial cells/g of stool). Results are expressed as the mean±SD (n=12).

^*p<0.05,

^**p<0.01,

^***p<0.001 versus the control group

^##p<0.01,

^###p<0.001 versus the excipient group

^§p<0.05,

^§§§p<0.001 versus the GI7-L group.