Table 11.

Effects of AFB₁ on bacteria populations in colonic digesta of pigs (log10(copies/g)).

Items	CON	AFB1	p-Value
Total bacteria	13.46 ± 0.09	13.54 ± 0.02	0.45
Lactobacillus	7.74 ± 0.24	7.82 ± 0.23	0.82
Bacillus	9.84 ± 0.17	9.93 ± 0.05	0.63
Escherichia coli	6.72 ± 0.37	7.72 ± 0.13	0.03
Bifidobacterium	5.43 ± 0.13	5.62 ± 0.35	0.63

Results are expressed as means ± standard errors (n = 7). CON, basal diet; AFB₁, the basal diet supplemented with 280 μg/kg AFB₁.