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Table 5 Bacterial counts (log cells/mL) at 6 and 24 h of the in vitro studya

From: In vitro influence of dietary protein and fructooligosaccharides on metabolism of canine fecal microbiota

       

ANOVA P-value

 
 

LP HD

HP HD

HP LD

LP HD + FOS

HP HD + FOS

HP LD + FOS

Protein level

Protein digestibility

FOS

Pooled SEM

At 6 h

 Enterobacteriaceae

8.60

7.59

8.60

8.70

8.90

8.81

0.404

0.345

0.177

0.47

  C. perfringens

6.74

5.20

6.59

6.68

5.93

5.89

0.049

0.231

0.976

0.55

  Lactobacillus spp.

4.31

3.60

3.41

4.53

3.45

3.37

<0.001

0.303

0.929

0.13

 Enterococci

8.54

7.20

7.80

8.50

7.81

8.13

0.026

0.297

0.405

0.43

At 24 h

 Enterobacteriaceae

8.31

8.43

7.94

8.69

8.51

8.69

0.746

0.097

<0.001

0.09

  C. perfringens

5.83

5.79

5.98

5.81

5.88

6.08

0.918

0.068

0.499

0.10

  Lactobacillus spp.

4.20

3.34

3.16

3.16

3.00

3.12

0.002

0.836

<0.001

0.14

 Enterococci

8.04

7.86

7.69

8.30

6.72

7.66

0.040

0.349

0.371

0.41

  1. LP HD low protein high digestibility, HP HD high protein high digestibility, HP LD high protein low digestibility, FOS fructooligosaccharides
  2. aValues are the means of five bottles per treatment
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