Table 3 Intestinal microbiota of dogs after administration of Queso Blanco cheese

Bacterial group 10 week
QCB1) QC Control
Enterobacteriaceae 7.9±1.082) (100)3)a 8.8±0.30(100)ab 9.3±0.37(100)b
Enterococcus 8.6±0.90(100) 9.5±0.62(100) 8.6±0.74(100)
Yeast -4) - -
Lactobacillus 5.9±0.40(60) 6.9±3.68(60) 7.6±0.00(20)
Bifidobacterium 7.8±0.97(40) - -
Eubacterium - - -
Bacteroidaceae 9.6±0.90(100) 9.7±0.79(100) 9.5±0.60(100)
Clostridium spp. - 4.7±0.00(20) 3.6±2.30(40)
Total counts 9.8±0.69 10.2±0.26 9.8±0.36
1) QCB, Queso Blanco cheese with B. longum KACC 91563; QC, Queso Blanco cheese without B. longum KACC 91563; C, control.
2) Data expressed as mean± log10 count of bacteria/g of feces.
3) Figures in parentheses corresponds to frequency of occurrence (%).
4)-, Not detected.
a,b Different superscript letters indicate the statistical differences determined by ANOVA (p<0.05).