TABLE 3.
The body compositions in indicated gnotobiotic animals.
| Germ Free | E. rectale | L. plantarum | C. coccoides | |
| Heart | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.03 |
| Liver | 1.15 ± 0.63 | 1.07 ± 0.06 | 1.01 ± 0.10 | 1.12 ± 0.04 |
| Muscle | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.02 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.02 |
| Spleen | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.06 ± 0.01 |
| Lung | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02 |
| Kidney | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.04 |
| Cecum | 3.73 ± 0.82b | 3.76 ± 0.80b | 2.57 ± 0.42a | 2.07 ± 0.21a |
| EPF | 0.32 ± 0.04b | 0.31 ± 0.02b | 0.25 ± 0.06a | 0.28 ± 0.03ab |
| (Gram) | ||||
Values in the same row with different superscript letters (a,b) differ significantly, p < 0.05, by one-way ANOVA. EPF, epididymal fat pad.