Figure 5.

Results of the gut microbiota analysis by a culture‐based method: (a) Number of hemolytic bacteria; (b) Number of yeasts; (c) Number of Bacteroides spp.; (d) Number of Bifidobacterium spp.; (e) Number of Lactobacillus spp. Rats were pretreated by oral gavage with Bacillus subtilis BSB3 (BSB3) or with PBS and were either exposed forced running or remained sedentary (n = 6 rats per condition). BEx, pretreated with BSB3, undergoing forced running; BCont, pretreated with BSB3 remaining sedentary; PEx, pretreated with PBS, undergoing forced running; PCont, pretreated with PBS remaining sedentary. Data with different superscript letters signify groups are significantly different (P < 0·05).