Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Intake of Blueberry Fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum Affects the Gut Microbiota of L-NAME Treated Rats

Table 2

Caecal microbiota diversity indices.
 Shannon’s diversity indices
 Median 25–75%
Ctrl2.902.82–2.99
LN2.962.85–2.98
LN + FBL2.722.55–2.88
LN + PML2.972.82–2.99
Ctrl: control ( ); LN: group receiving standard chow and L-NAME in drinking water ( ); LN + FBL: group receiving L-NAME in drinking water and fermented bluberry + L. plantarum HEAL19 added to feed ( ); LN + PML: group receiving L-NAME and three phenolic acid mixture + L. plantarum HEAL19 ( ). Data are expressed as median values and 25–75 percentiles.