TABLE 5.
Growth of selected bacterial groups on Oligomate or B. angulatum synthetic oligosaccharide product in batch culturea
| Bacterial group | Mean bacterial populations (log10 ml−1) ± SD on:
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| BS-4
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Oligomate-55
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| 0 h | 6 h | 12 h | 24 h | 0 h | 6 h | 12 h | 24 h | |
| Bifidobacteria | 6.9 ± 0.4 | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 8.0 ± 0.2 | 8.1 ± 0.1 | 7.0 ± 0.6 | 8.5 ± 0.1 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | 7.8 ± 0.4 |
| Lactobacilli | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 6.6 ± 0.1 | 7.9 ± 0.0 | 4.1 ± 0.0 | 6.7 ± 0.1 | 8.6 ± 0.2 | 8.2 ± 0.6 |
| Bacteroides | 7.6 ± 0.4 | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 0.1 |
| Clostridia | 4.8 ± 0.1 | 4.5 ± 0.6 | <102 | <102 | 4.8 ± 0.1 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | <102 | <102 |
| Enterobacteria | 5.9 ± 0.2 | 4.9 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 4.8 ± 0.5 | 4.8 ± 0.3 | 3.5 ± 0.6 |
| Total anaerobes | 8.2 ± 0.5 | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 8.3 ± 0.3 | 8.2 ± 0.1 | 8.2 ± 0.2 | 8.7 ± 0.1 | 8.7 ± 0.3 | 8.8 ± 0.1 |
a
The results are mean values of triplicate determinations from two separate batch culture experiments.