Figure 3.

Effects of Nigella sativa oil on intestinal microbiota composition in cadmium-treated rats. Data are presented as mean±standard deviation (n=5). ^*p=0.041, 0.02, 0.033, 0.008 and 0.0003 for TLC, TSC, TEC, TPC and TEnC, respectively, compared to the control group; ^#p=0.042, 0.039, 0.032, 0.008 and 0.0006, respectively for TLC, TSC, TEC, TPC and TEnC compared to the Cd only group; ^@p=0.005 and 0.004 for TLC and TSC, respectively, compared to the Cd+NSO group. TLC: Total lactobacilli count; TSC: Total Staphylococcal count; TEC: Total E. coli count; TPC: Total Pseudomonas count; TEnC: Total enterococcal count; TCC: Total coliform count; and NG, no growth