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. 2020 Jun 19;9(6):1920. doi: 10.3390/jcm9061920

Table 4.

Statistical analysis of sulfate reduction parameters and biomass accumulation of intestinal SRB strains.

Parameters Healthy People Patients with IBD
5 h 24 h 48 h 5 h 24 h 48 h
Sulfate 23.23 ± 5.85 a* 5.61 ± 0.99 b 3.05 ± 0.32 d 25.03 ± 5.34 a 6.26 ± 1.72 bcd 3.10 ± 0.33 cd
H2S 1.62 ± 0.38 a 30.58 ± 3.63 b 24.48 ± 2.15 b 2.38 ± 1.47 a 32.14 ± 5.47 b 25.58 ± 1.42 b
Biomass 4.35 ± 1.07 a 12.11 ± 1.35 bc 15.04 ± 1.37 d 4.02 ± 1.17 a 11.55 ± 1.96 c 14.32 ± 0.82 bd

* different letters (a, b, c, d) indicated statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference.