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Fig. 2 | Laboratory Animal Research

Fig. 2

From: Effects of prebiotics in combination with probiotics on intestinal hydrolase activity, microbial population and immunological biomarkers in SD rats fed an AIN-93G diet

Fig. 2

Effect of prebiotics and probiotics on the microbial counts (CFU/g) in the fecal contents. *CELL (5% of cellulose), CELPRO (5% of cellulose + 1% of probiotics), OATS (5% of oatmeal), and OATPRO (5% of oatmeal + 1% of probiotics) groups. Values indicate mean ± SD (n = 5). a,bMean values in each panel with no common superscript differ significantly among the treatment groups (p < 0.05). Prebiotics and probiotics are abbreviated as PRE and PRO, respectively. The p values of L. plantarum indicated as follows: PRE (p = 0.01), PRO (p = 0.09), and PRE*PRO (p = 0.17). The p values of B. subtilis indicated as follows: PRE (p = 0.01), PRO (p = 0.30), and PRE*PRO (p = 0.23). The p values of S. cerevisiae indicated as follows: PRE (p = 0.01), PRO (p = 0.53), and PRE*PRO (p = 0.04)

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