Table 1.
Effect of Enterococcus faecalis strain EC-12 (EC-12) (50 ppm) on the number of polyps in Min mice.
| Dose (ppm) | Gender (Number of Mice) | Small Intestine | Colon | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximal | Middle | Distal | ||||
| 0 | Male (8) | 6.3 ± 4.3 | 9.3 ± 3.5 | 29.3 ± 7.6 | 1.8 ± 2.0 | 46.5 ± 11.6 |
| 50 | Male (10) | 6.7 ± 3.1 | 11.8 ± 6.4 | 25.7 ± 11.7 | 0.3 ± 0.7 | 44.5 ± 18.1 |
| 0 | Female (9) | 8.4 ± 5.2 | 12.2 ± 6.7 | 28.6 ± 15.5 | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 48.2 ± 19.7 |
| 50 | Female (8) | 3.8 ± 2.0 * | 10.0 ± 3.2 | 18.1 ± 11.3 | 0.8 ± 0.7 | 33.3 ± 13.9 |
Data are presented as the means ± SD. Significantly different from the untreated control group at * p < 0.05.