Table 2.
VSC of single‐cultured or co‐cultured Treponema denticola with Streptococcus salivarius K12 and M18
| Group | HS (n = 7) | MM (n = 7) | DMS (n = 7) | VSCs (n = 7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Control | 10.82 | 7.81 | 37.32** | 16.46 | 10.17 | 26.90 | 58.30** | 8.39 |
| 1:1 | 13.08 | 8.93 | 27.27 | 19.16 | 19.01 | 31.01 | 59.36 | 7.06 |
| 1:2 | 9.31 | 8.78 | 17.63* | 16.69 | 12.69 | 16.23 | 39.64* | 11.74 |
| 1:3 | 2.16 | 1.75 | 10.67* | 6.38 | 0.43 | 0.34 | 13.25* | 8.06 |
Note: Unit: ng/10 mL.
Abbreviations: DMS, dimethyl sulfide; HS, hydrogen sulfide; MM, methyl mercaptan; VSC, volatile sulfur compound.
*p < .05 by Kruskal–Wallis test; **p < .05 by Jonckheere–Terpstra test.