Modulatory effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on defecation in elderly patients receiving enteral feeding

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2013; 19(14): 2162-2170
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Table 3 Cell numbers of the dominant Bifidobacterium

Species of Bifidobacterium	Period	mean (log/g) ± SD (prevalence, %)
Species of Bifidobacterium	Period	Placebo	BB536-L	BB536-H
All Bifidobacterium	Week-1	8.27 ± 1.32 (57.6)	8.68 ± 1.26 (62.2)	8.58 ± 0.94 (36.1)
All Bifidobacterium	Week 16	8.41 ± 1.29 (78.8)^a	9.05 ± 0.91 (94.6)^b^c	8.94 ± 0.75 (94.4)^b^c
B. longum subsp. longum	Week-1	6.91 ± 0.41 (15.2)	7.40 ± 0.88 (27)	7.29 ± 0.9 (30.6)
B. longum subsp. longum	Week 16	7.56 ± 0.94 (39.4)^b	8.13 ± 0.74 (94.6)^b^d	8.26 ± 0.65 (91.7)^b^d
B. adolescentis	Week-1	ND (0)	ND (0)	10.06 (2.8)
B. adolescentis	Week 16	6.64 ± 0.15 (36.4)	6.57 ± 0.21 (24.3)	6.97 ± 1.14 (25)
B. catenulatum	Week-1	11.12 ± 2.24 (9.1)	12.27 ± 3.01 (8.1)	12.88 ± 1.2 (5.6)
B. catenulatum	Week 16	9.08 ± 0.36 (6.1)	8.98 ± 0.28 (8.1)	8.74 ± 0.05 (5.6)
B. breve	Week-1	7.91 ± 0.96 (39.4)	8.04 ± 0.87 (48.6)	7.84 ± 0.49 (22.2)
B. breve	Week 16	7.77 ± 1.00 (57.6)	8.34 ± 0.84 (48.6)	7.82 ± 0.82 (50.0)^b
B. bifidum	Week-1	ND (0)	8.63 (2.7)	ND (0)
B. bifidum	Week 16	9.2 ± 0.66 (6.1)	7.81 ± 1.30 (5.4)	7.44 ± 1.24 (8.3)
B. longum subsp. infantis	Week-1	8.8 ± 0.46 (9.1)	8.00 ± 1.12 (13.5)	8.94 ± 0.05 (8.3)
B. longum subsp. infantis	Week 16	7.71 ± 1.56 (18.2)	7.91 ± 1.04 (16.2)	8.16 ± 0.97 (25)^a
BB536	Week-1	6.42 (3)	6.71 (2.7)	6.92 ± 0.26 (5.6)
BB536	Week 16	6.98 ± 0.77 (24.2)^a	7.97 ± 0.70 (89.2)^b^d	8.13 ± 0.63 (91.7)^b^d

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs week-1;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs placebo group. B. longum: Bifidobacterium longum; B. adolescentis: Bifidobacterium adolescentis; B. catenulatum: Bifidobacterium catenulatum; B. breve: Bifidobacterium breve; B. bifidum: Bifidobacterium bifidum; ND: Not detected (< log 10⁶ cells/g).

Citation: Kondo J, Xiao JZ, Shirahata A, Baba M, Abe A, Ogawa K, Shimoda T. Modulatory effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on defecation in elderly patients receiving enteral feeding. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(14): 2162-2170
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i14/2162.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2162