Figure 1.

Cefoperazone-treated mice susceptible to C. albicans have decreased levels of SCFAs in the cecum. C. albicans SC5314 load in fecal contents after 5 days of infection in mice receiving sterile water with or without cefoperazone. Fungal load (Log₁₀ CFU/g feces) determined by CFU count (a). SCFA levels (µmol/g) in the cecal contents from mice receiving sterile water with or without cefoperazone (b). Data is represented as means ± SEM with n = 5–6 mice in each treatment group. Statistical significance was evaluated using student’s t-test and P values (* ≤ 0.05, ** ≤ 0.01) were considered as significant.