Research Article
Probiotics and the Microbiome in Celiac Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 3
Descriptive statistics for the counts of predominant bacteria between treatment groups by measurement occasion.
| Predominant bacterial species measures | Week | Probiotic group: counts of CFU/g faeces | Placebo group: counts of CFU/g faeces | | Mean | SD | Min | Max | | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
| Bacteroides sp. | 0 | 23 | 4.1 | 2.72 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.29 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 12 | 21 | 5.6 | 5.39 | 1.9 | 24.0 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.57 | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| Clostridia sp. | 0 | 23 | 4.4 | 2.09 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 22 | 3.8 | 1.62 | 1.9 | 7.4 | 12 | 21 | 4.4 | 2.93 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 21 | 4.6 | 2.42 | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| Prevotella sp. | 0 | 23 | 4.2 | 2.59 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.67 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 12 | 21 | 3.3 | 1.73 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.33 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| Fusobacteria sp. | 0 | 23 | 4.5 | 3.51 | 1.9 | 13.2 | 22 | 4.3 | 3.06 | 1.7 | 13.4 | 12 | 21 | 4.9 | 7.18 | 1.4 | 34.8 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.84 | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Streptomyces sp. | 0 | 23 | 3.9 | 1.98 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.34 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 12 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.15 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 21 | 3.2 | 2.04 | 1.7 | 9.8 |
| Mycoplasma sp. | 0 | 23 | 3.3 | 1.34 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 22 | 3.4 | 1.73 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 12 | 21 | 4.3 | 2.46 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 21 | 2.9 | 1.13 | 1.6 | 5.4 |
| Lactobacillus sp. | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.30 | 1.8 | 11.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 6.41 | 1.8 | 29.8 | 12 | 21 | 4.6 | 3.48 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 21 | 6.2 | 6.63 | 2.1 | 32.0 |
| Bifidobacteria sp. | 0 | 23 | 5.2 | 2.91 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 22 | 5.1 | 2.41 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 12 | 21 | 4.8 | 3.22 | 1.9 | 15.2 | 21 | 3.4 | 1.45 | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| Escherichia coli sp. | 0 | 23 | 3.7 | 1.92 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 22 | 3.3 | 1.44 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 12 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.86 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 21 | 4.0 | 2.36 | 1.7 | 10.2 |
| Predominant bacterial total counts | 0 | 23 | 38.06 | 8.95 | 23.3 | 58.7 | 22 | 36.8 | 10.75 | 23.6 | 75.3 | 12 | 21 | 41.34 | 15.35 | 22.3 | 73.4 | 21 | 36.0 | 12.18 | 24.5 | 68.0 |
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A count of 4.1 = 4.1 E7 CFU/g is read as 41 million colony forming units per gram of faeces.
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