Fermentation Characterization of Chinese Yam Polysaccharide and Its Effects on the Gut Microbiota of Rats

Table 10

Effects of Chinese Yam polysaccharide (CYP) 3 on the complexity of the intestinal bacterial population from cecal digesta in weaned rats (𝑛=3). The data indicate the numbers of bands in DGGE lanes,which reflects the complexity of the bacterial population in the different treatment groups, as also indicated in Figures 3(a) or 4(a) and 3(b) or 4(b), respectively.

	Dose of CYP 3 (g/kg)
	0			0.25			0.5			1.0
Day 7 after the initiation of supplementation	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
	8	8	7	10	11	11	11	10	9	7	7	6
	Dose of CYP 3 (g/kg)
	0			0.25			0.5			1.0
Day 21 after the initiation of supplementation	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
	9	7	5	15	15	14	14	15	10	12	12	14