Juvenile ferric iron prevents microbiota dysbiosis and colitis in adult rodents

Figure 4 Effect of a 6 wk juvenile ferric iron administration (75 mg/kg per day po) on the microflora profile of rats and its evolution consecutively to a trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid colitis. A: Total Flora; B: Firmicutes; C: Bacteroidetes; D: Enterobacteria; Iron75: Ferric iron 75 mg/kg per day po - 6 wk; Iron150: Ferric iron 150 mg/kg per day po - 6wk. Data are expressed as mean ± SE (n = 8 per group). ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs Sham-colitis.