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Table 3 Comparison of viable bacterial groups between fecal and colonic mucosal samples.

From: Luminal and mucosal-associated intestinal microbiota in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

 

Aerobic*

Anaerobic*

Clostridium spp.*

Bacteroides spp.*

Lactobacillus spp.*

Bifidobacterium spp.*

E. coli*

Healthy controls:

       

Feces

8.4 × 108

3.1 × 109

6.0 × 108

3.5 × 108

8.7 × 107

6.4 × 108

1.4 × 108

Mucosa

4.8 × 105

6.5 × 106

1.9 × 106

1.4 × 106

-§

5.9 × 105

7.5 × 103

P value¥

0.0003

0.0001

0.02

0.004

-

0.04

0.019

D-IBS patients:

       

Feces

1.4 × 107

6.2 × 109

2.0 × 109

8.6 × 108

8.7 × 105

1.1 × 109

7.4 × 106

Mucosa

2.2 × 106

9.3 × 106

9.7 × 105

4.6 × 106

-§

1.3 × 106

1.1 × 106

P value¥

0.05

0.0001

0.0001

0.0001

-

0.0001

0.01

  1. *Concentrations expressed in CFUs/g of sample.
  2. §Below detection levels.
  3. ¥P value calculated using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test.
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Gut Pathogens

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