Juvenile ferric iron prevents microbiota dysbiosis and colitis in adult rodents

Figure 3 Effect of a juvenile ferric iron administration for 6 wk on the microflora profile of mice and its evolution consecutively to a trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis. A: Total Flora; B: Firmicutes; C: Bacteroidetes; D: Enterobacteria. Iron75: Ferric iron 75 mg/kg/d po - 6 wk; Iron150: Ferric iron 150 mg/kg per day po - 6 wk. Data are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 8 per group). ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs Sham-colitis; ^dP < 0.01 vs TNBS-treated group.