Table 2.

Bacillus subtilis DE111^® relative spore and vegetative cell concentration (% of total DE111^® counts) in ileal effluents of individual participants (A–K) over the course of the study session (0–8 h).

Hours	Participant											Average abundance
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 ± 0
3	13	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	9 ± 18
	87	100	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	27 ± 40
4	0	24	0	28	0	6	29	22	0	NS	35	20 ± 24
	100	76	0	72	0	94	71	78	100	NS	65	60 ± 39
5	21	67	55	62	16	7	31	0	19	0	27	28 ± 24
	79	33	45	38	84	93	69	100	81	100	73	72 ± 24
6	16	42	79	38	38	0	20	3	15	36	44	30 ± 23
	84	58	21	62	62	100	80	97	85	64	56	70 ± 23
7	15	73	73	47	28	0	16	2	31	47	8	31 ± 26
	85	27	27	53	72	100	84	98	69	53	92	69 ± 26
8	17	0	NS	59	3	16	44	17	21	0	25	20 ± 19
	83	100	NS	41	97	84	56	83	79	100	75	80 ± 19

NS, no sample available. Average abundance (%) is shown as the average of all participants ± standard deviation. Values in the first row of each cell indicate vegetative counts (bold italics). Values in the second row of each cell indicate spore counts.