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Table 2 Median counts of faecal microorganisms (log CFU/g) (range) during the first year of life

From: Intestinal microflora and body mass index during the first three years of life: an observational study

Bacteria

Week 3

Week 26

Week 52

Bacteroides fragilis

0 (0-8.7)

5.8** (0-9.3)

6.2* (0-8.8)

Enterobacteriaceae

5.3 (0-9.1)

5.8* (0-8.7)

5.3* (0-8.2)

Bifidobacterium

6.1 (0-9.1)

6.8** (0-9.0)

6.5 (0-8.9)

Lactobacillus

0 (0-8.6)

0* (0-8.7)

0 (0-8.1)

Clostridium

3.8 (0-6.2)

4.3** (0-8.7)

4.5 (0-8.3)

Staphylococcus

4.4 (0-8.6)

3.9* (0-8.2)

3.8 (0-8.4)

Enterococcus

5.4 (0-9.1)

5.8 (0-8.7)

5.3 (0-8.7)

Total Anaerobes

7.7 (0-9.1)

8.1* (3.6-9.6)

7.8 (4.6-9.4)

  1. *p < 0.05 or **p < 0.01 indicates a significant difference in concentration as compared to the previous time period.