Table 2 Bacterial counts expressed as the mean log10 CFU g-1 (SD) in feces of the breast-fed (n = 16) and formula-fed (n = 7) infants
From: Staphylococcus epidermidis: A differential trait of the fecal microbiota of breast-fed infants
Medium | Week | Breast-fed infants | Formula-fed infants | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BHI | 1 | 9.93 (0.95) | 11.42 (0.68) | 0.0078 |
2 | 9.92 (0.51) | 11.05 (0.39) | 0.0001 | |
5 | 10.06 (1.01) | 10.83 (0.80) | NS | |
VRBA | 1 | 9.17 (1.07) | 10.61 (1.09) | 0.0415 |
2 | 9.24 (0.93) | 10.62 (0.09) | 0.0011 | |
5 | 9.49 (1.35) | 10.04 (0.70) | NS | |
CNA | 1 | 9.20 (0.91) | 10.66 (0.73) | 0.0143 |
2 | 9.08 (1.04) | 10.46 (0.27) | 0.0030 | |
5 | 8.52 (1.05) | 9.74 (0.84) | NS | |
WCh | 1 | 10.76 (0.91) | 11.25 (0.97) | NS |
2 | 10.42 (0.99) | 11.12 (0.20) | NS | |
5 | 11.01 (0.55) | 10.85 (0.51) | NS | |
MRS | 1 | 10.51 (0.98) | 10.83 (1.04) | NS |
2 | 10.22 (1.03) | 10.61 (0.27) | NS | |
5 | 10.57 (0.59) | 10.51 (0.52) | NS |