Figure 2
From: Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 improves health and lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans
L. acidophilus 1244 and L. paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 feeding enhances health. (A) The pumping rate of the animals fed the indicated bacterium on Day 4 of adulthood. L. acidophilus 1244 and L. paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 feeding improved the pumping rate at middle age. Means not sharing the same letter are significantly different (Tukey test, p < 0.05). See Table S3 for detailed statistics. (B) The bending rate of the animals fed the indicated bacterium on Day 10. L. acidophilus 1244 and L. paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 feeding improved the bending rate at middle age. Means not sharing the same letter are significantly different (Tukey test, p < 0.05). See Table S4 for detailed statistics. (C) The survival curves of the animals fed the indicated bacterium on Day 10 in 2 mM hydrogen peroxide. L. acidophilus 1244 and L. paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 feeding improved the oxidative stress resistance at middle age. P-values were calculated by a log-rank test with Bonferroni correction (**, p < 0.01). See Table S5 for detailed statistics. (D) Body size of the animals fed the indicated bacterium on Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4 of adulthood. L. acidophilus 1244 and L. paracasei subsp. paracasei 2004 feeding increased body size on Day 4. See Table S6 for detailed statistics.
