Research Article

Modulation of Immune Function in Rats Using Oligosaccharides Extracted from Palm Kernel Cake

Table 5

Effect of OligoPKC on bacterial level in the cecum of rats ( of cell/g cecal content).

Target bacterial groupControl0.5% OligoPKC (L)1% OligoPKC (H)

Total bacteria
Lactobacillus
Bifidobacterium
Enterococcus
E. coli
Enterobacteriaceae
Total Salmonella
Clostridiaceae
Campylobacter spp.

Values are the mean ± standard division of six replicates. labelled with different superscripts within a row differ significantly ().