Table 2.
Number of fecal Lactobacillus species and detection of Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 in fecal samples by PCR
| Placebo (n = 12) | BNR-L (n = 9) | BNR-M (n = 11) | BNR-H (n = 10) | P value3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lactobacillus species | ||||||
| Cell count1 (Log10 CFU/g) | Week 0 | 4.07 ± 0.59 | 3.97 ± 0.66 | 4.14 ± 0.32 | 2.45 ± 0.69 | 0.141 |
| Week 4 | 4.42 ± 0.38 | 5.25 ± 0.36 | 4.73 ± 0.23 | 5.13 ± 0.39 | 0.310 | |
| Changes | 0.35 ± 0.62ab | 1.28 ± 0.41bc | 0.58 ± 0.29ab | 2.68 ± 0.66c | 0.015 | |
| P value2 | 0.585 | 0.014 | 0.073 | 0.003 | ||
| Positive/tested (n) | Week 0 | 10/12 | 8/9 | 11/11 | 8/10 | 0.093 |
| Week 4 | 12/12 | 9/9 | 11/11 | 10/10 | – | |
| Lactobacillus gasseri BNR17 | ||||||
| Positive/tested (n) | Week 0 | 0/12 | 2/9 | 0/11 | 1/10 | 0.083 |
| Week 4 | 0/12 | 7/9 | 10/11 | 9/10 | <0.0001 |
1Mean ± SE (all variables)
2Paired t test was used for comparisons within each group
3ANOVA was used for comparisons of continuous variables among groups. Fisher’s exact test was used for comparisons of categorical variable among groups