Fish Oil Reduces Hepatic Injury by Maintaining Normal Intestinal Permeability and Microbiota in Chronic Ethanol-Fed Rats

Table 9

Effects of fish oil on fecal microbiota composition in rats under long-term ethanol feeding^1,2,3.

Group	Anaerobe (CFU/g)	Escherichia coli (CFU/g)	Lactobacillus (CFU/g)	Bifidobacterium (CFU/g)
C
CF25
CF57
E
EF25
EF57

Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Means in the same column with different superscript letters significantly differ ().
²C, control; CF25, control with 25% fish oil substituted for olive oil; CF57, control with 57% fish oil substituted for olive oil; E, ethanol; EF25, ethanol with 25% fish oil substituted for olive oil; EF57, ethanol with 57% fish oil substituted for olive oil.
³CFU, colony forming units.