Table 2. Gut microbiota in patients with chronic constipation assessed by culture method.
| Samples | Groups of microorganisms, lg CFU/g | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total bacterial growth of aerobic bacteria | Total bacterial growth of anaerobic bacteria | Lactic acid bacteria | Lactobacillus spp. | Bifidobacterium spp. | Entero-bacteriaceae | Salmonella spp., Shigella spp. | |
| 1 | 4±0.001 | 3±0.001 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 2 | 2.85±0.21 | 1.24±0.34 | 5.92±4.35 | Sporadic | ND | ND | ND |
| 3 | 5.31±0.01 | 4.43±0.07 | 4.23±0.04 | 4.41±0.09 | 3.86±0.40 | 4.35±0.80 | 3.15±0.21 |
| 4 | ND | ND | 7±0.001 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 5 | 4.73±0.13 | 4.80±0.14 | 4.27±0.12 | 5.18±0.32 | 5.43±0.28 | 4.75±0.19 | 5.01±0.03 |
| 7 | 5.91±0.004 | 6.24±0.03 | 4.31±0.08 | 5.45±0.21 | 6.06±0.12 | 5.87±0.04 | 5.73±0.07 |
| 8 | 8.45±0.06 | 9.64±0.40 | 10.20±0.001 | 10.28±0.001 | 6.86±0.21 | 5.82±0.31 | ND |
| 9 | 3±0.001 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 10 | ND | ND | ND | 9±0.001 | ND | ND | ND |
| 11 | Sporadic | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 12 | 15.13±0.07 | 14.00±0.03 | 14.21±0.02 | 13.03±0.03 | 14.22±0.02 | 15.93±0.75 | ND |
| 13 | 4.78±0.06 | 3.12±0.12 | 3.89±0.09 | 3.27±0.11 | 3.36±0.23 | ND | ND |
| 14 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 3±0.001 | ND | ND |
| 15 | 13.35±0.05 | 7.35±0.10 | 11.71±0.004 | 11.93±0.28 | 12.11±0.001 | 12.32±0.001 | ND |
Data are shown as mean ± SD. ND–not detected