Table 3.

Copy numbers (log₁₀ copies/g) of total bacteria, Bifidobacterium, and Enterococcus in fermentation broths under the normal or 6G treatment at different fermentation time points. All data are expressed as the mean ± SEM.

Bacteria	Group	Fermentation Time (h)				p Value
		0	6	12	24	Treatment	Fermentation Time	Treatment × Fermentation Time
Total bacteria	Control	9.83 ± 0.63	9.70 ± 0.30	9.95 ± 0.20	10.10 ± 0.50	0.741	0.409	0.559
	6G	9.81 ± 0.49	9.78 ± 0.49	10.25 ± 0.16	9.87 ± 0.60
Bifidobacterium	Control	4.55 ± 0.45	3.90 ± 0.16	3.75 ± 0.99	3.31 ± 0.22	<0.001	0.015	0.606
	6G	5.42 ± 0.33	5.15 ± 0.43	4.99 ± 0.55	4.79 ± 0.66
Enterococcus	Control	7.33 ± 0.55	7.20 ± 0.27	6.43 ± 0.37	6.37 ± 0.56	0.425	0.003	0.71
	6G	7.47 ± 0.47	7.38 ± 0.69	6.96 ± 0.63	6.18 ± 0.70