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Table 1 Quantitative analysis of microbial populations in conventional mice treated with or without alcohol utilizing the feces cultivation-dependent method (CFU/g of feces)

From: Comparing the effects of acute alcohol consumption in germ-free and conventional mice: the role of the gut microbiota

Selected media

Selected microorganisms

Experimental groups

  

Control

Ethanol

MacConkey

Enterobacteria

1.7 x 108 ± 1745

1.9 x 109 ± 1500 (***)

Heart Infusion Broth with Azide

Enterococcus

1.0 x 105 ± 0.68

4.0 x 108 ± 3986 (*)

Supplemented Blood Media (Cultivated in O 2 )

Total Aerobic Bacteria

5.6 x 108 ± 2534

2.6 x 109 ± 6699 (*)

Supplemented Blood Media (Cultivated in CO 2 )

Total Anaerobic Bacteria

6.4 x 108 ± 3640

2.1 x 109 ± 3987 (*)

MRS

Lactic Acid Bacteria

4.9 x 108 ± 2593

2.7 x 109 ± 6071 (*)

  1. (The data represent the mean ± SEM, *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001).