Table 5. The relative abundance of Lactobacillus group and Bifidobacterium.
| Bacterial groups | Pre-weanling (n = 10) | Weanling (n = 10) | Young (n = 10) | Aged (n = 10) | Senile (n = 10) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus group | 7.0 ± 0.7 | (10) | 5.9 ± 0.3 | (10) | 6.2 ± 0.2 | (10) | 6.2 ± 1.2 | (10) | 6.5 ± 1.0 | (10) |
| Bifidobacterium | 5.8 ± 0.5 | (4) | 5.1 ± 0.8 | (6) | 4.8 ± 0.6a | (9) | 4.8 ± 0.3b | (8) | 5.8 ± 0.8a,b | (8) |
Mean ± SD of log10/g feces when the organism was present (number of subjects in which the organism was detected by real-time PCR)
a,bThe same superscript letters in the same horizontal line indicate significant differences (P<0.05)