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Figure 5

From: Orange juice containing Pediococcus acidilactici CE51 modulates the intestinal microbiota and reduces induced inflammation in a murine model of colitis

Figure 5

Probiotic orange juice positively modulates the gut microbial communities in DSS-induced colitis. Evaluation of the quantitative ratio of the phylum Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (Y axis), number of species (x axis) and number of specimens of the Lactobacillaceae family (circle size) (A and B). Relative quantity of the most prevalent bacterial species (C and D). Results obtained from the metagenomic analysis of the pool of feces obtained from mice treated for 5 days (n = 4) and 15 days (n = 5) with probiotic (orange juice containing Pediococcus acidilactici CE51), placebo (juice orange) and sulfasalazine (10 mg/kg/weight) after DSS administration (3%) to induce colitis. The control group was not submitted to the colitis protocol.

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