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

Table 4

Percentages of cellular 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)		55.81	44.19	72.45	27.55	80.05	19.95
GOS	1(%)	57.43	42.57	78.36	21.64	81.59	18.41
	2(%)	52.47	47.53	77.50	22.50	82.36	17.64
	3(%)	52.38	47.62	77.45	22.55	82.67	17.33
	4(%)	51.15	48.85	76.61	23.39	84.61	15.39
	5(%)	43.55	56.45	79.34	20.67	84.99	15.01
FOS	1(%)	57.55	42.45	76.04	23.96	80.80	19.20
	2(%)	58.41	41.59	75.91	24.09	80.96	19.04
	3(%)	59.31	40.69	76.80	23.20	82.62	17.38
	4(%)	57.61	42.39	78.93	21.07	79.37	20.63
	5(%)	54.74	45.26	78.53	21.47	85.25	14.75