Effect of Prebiotics-Enhanced Probiotics on the Growth of Streptococcus mutans

Table 5

Percentages of secreted fatty acids of individual S. mutans and L. acidophilus and the cocultured in prebiotics-supplemented media.

Percentage of prebiotics		Single culture				Coculture
		S. mutans		L. acidophilus		S. mutans/L. acidophilus
		Unsaturated	Saturated	Unsaturated	Saturated	Unsaturated	Saturated
Control (MRS)		75.52	24.48	75.24	24.76	75.05	24.95
GOS	1(%)	75.25	24.75	74.01	25.99	75.04	24.96
	2(%)	52.48	47.52	73.56	26.40	73.94	26.06
	3(%)	73.43	26.57	73.71	26.29	72.79	27.21
	4(%)	69.02	30.98	72.95	27.05	73.25	26.75
	5(%)	75.38	24.62	72.78	27.22	74.70	25.30
FOS	1(%)	75.58	24.42	74.41	25.59	72.15	27.85
	2(%)	77.74	22.26	75.37	24.63	72.94	27.06
	3(%)	76.19	23.81	75.39	24.61	74.31	25.69
	4(%)	76.29	23.71	74.91	25.09	73.27	25.23
	5(%)	78.85	24.15	75.27	24.73	73.87	26.13