Figure 4
Populations of E. coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus , and Bifidobacterium in rat cecums in the four groups. Control group: normal diet; model group: high-cholesterol diet; L.9-41-A group: high-cholesterol diet + L. plantarum 9-41-A; L.M1-16 group: high-cholesterol diet + L. fermentum M1-16. a: Counts of E. coli colonies. b: Counts of Enterococcus faecalis colonies. c: Counts of Lactobacillus colonies. d: Counts of Bifidobacterium colonies. a,b,c Mean values with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05).