Table 2

Fecal microbiological profile¹ of subjects at Days 0 and 56 of consuming experimental milks

Statistical Analyses

Bacteria

Day 0

Day 56

Milk Type²

Sample Day³

MT*SD⁴

Total Aerobes

NS

NS

NS

CONT

8.62

8.56

NAT

8.50

8.54

SYN

8.48

8.53

Total Anaerobes

NS

NS

NS

CONT

9.59

10.41

NAT

11.17

10.72

SYN

9.50

10.30

Lactobacilli

NS

***

NS

CONT

6.89

5.24

NAT

6.52

4.99

SYN

8.07

5.10

Bifidobacteria

NS

***

NS

CONT

7.07

6.44

NAT

7.06

6.23

SYN

7.00

6.25

Enterobacteria

NS

NS

NS

CONT

7.52

5.75

NAT

8.40

5.39

SYN

7.05

5.37

Entero+Strep

NS

NS

NS

CONT

7.28

4.92

NAT

6.03

4.76

SYN

6.43

5.32

Clostridia

NS

NS

NS

CONT

4.84

5.04

NAT

5.04

5.12

SYN

4.91

4.97

1. bacteria counts expressed as log CFU/g wet feces

2. difference due to milk type (CONT vs NAT vs SYN)

3. difference due to sample day (DAY 0 vs DAY 56)

4. interaction – milk type and sample day

Farnworth et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:15   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-15