Table 3.
Fecal bacteria | PI-IBS (N = 10) | CON (N = 4) | p value |
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Prevotella species | 5.87 ± 0.40 | 5.31 ± 0.34∗ | <0.05 |
Bacteroides | 9.20 ± 0.74 | 8.36 ± 0.25 | >0.05 |
Bifidobacterium species | 5.44 ± 0.59 | 5.36 ± 0.49 | >0.05 |
Lactobacillus species | 4.87 ± 0.35 | 5.23 ± 1.16 | >0.05 |
Account unit is Log10 copies/g fecal (). Asterisk indicates statistical significance (∗p < 0.05 versus CON). CON represents for normal mice.