. 2019 Aug 13;10:1721. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01721

TABLE 2.

SCFAs in feces before constipation.

SCFAs, μmol/g	Normal	Control	CMB1	CMB2
Acetic acid	13.71 ± 1.33^a	13.32 ± 2.19^a	24.62 ± 0.67^b	28.59 ± 0.3^c
Propionic acid	2.25 ± 0.14^a	1.98 ± 0.3^a	2.38 ± 0.25^a	2.24 ± 0.19^a
Butyric acid	5 ± 0.11^c	4.51 ± 0.4^bc	3.62 ± 0.16^a	4.42 ± 0.36^b
Total acid	20.95 ± 1.57^a	19.72 ± 2.11^a	30.62 ± 0.99^b	35.34 ± 0.86^c

CMB1 group: (combining multiple strains of Bifidobacterium with adhesion property), 1 × 10¹⁰ CFU; CMB 2 group: (combining multiple strains of Bifidobacterium with no adhesion property), 1 × 10¹⁰ CFU. ^a–c Mean values with different letters over bars are significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test.