Table 1.
Experimental Group | Bacteria | Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | Day 28 | Day 35 | Day 42 |
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Free | Lactobacillus acidophilus | 5.5 × 108±2.1 × 108 | 8.2 × 107±1.3 × 107 | 4.2 × 106±2.5 × 106 | 3.4 × 106±1.3 × 106 | 4.4 × 106±7.1 × 104 | 7.7 × 105±2.2 × 105 | 5.8 × 104±4.4 × 104 |
Lactobacillus rhamnosus | 3.8 × 108±4.9 × 107 | 6.3 × 108±1.2 × 108 | 8.6 × 107±1.9 × 107 | 3.8 × 107±1.9 × 107 | 1.5 × 106±9.0 × 105 | 8.7 × 105±2.0 × 105 | 1.5 × 104±8.5 × 103 | |
Microencapsulated | Lactobacillus acidophilus | 5.0 × 109±1.3 × 109 | 2.3 × 108±2.1 × 106 | 3.3 × 108±1.8 × 108 | 2.6 × 108±8.5 × 107 | 2.3 × 108±1.8 × 108 | 1.9 × 109±5.5 × 108 | 7.4 × 107±1.8 × 107 |
Lactobacillus rhamnosus | 7.8 × 109±2.0 × 109 | 7.0 × 108±8.5 × 107 | 5.4 × 108±2.5 × 108 | 5.1 × 108±3.0 × 108 | 6.1 × 107±2.7 × 107 | 1.4 × 107±1.7 × 107 | 9.0 × 105±1.3 × 105 |