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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: A statistically significant increase in the fecal amounts of total Lactobacilli, heterofermentative Lactobacilli, and total Bifidobacteria was registered in both groups at the end of each supplementation period compared with d or d (group A : P = 0. 0002, P = 0. 0001, and P < 0. 0001 at d, P = 0. 0060, P = 0. 0069, and P < 0. 0001 at d for total Lactobacilli, heterofermentative Lactobacilli, and Bifidobacteria, respectively ; group B : P = 0. 0002, P = 0. 0006, and P < 0. 0001 at d, P = 0. 0015, P = 0. 0016, and P < 0. 0001 at d for total Lactobacilli, heterofermentative Lactobacilli, and Bifidobacteria, respectively), confirming the ability of each strain in the administered composition to colonize the human gut, whether supplemented in a gastroprotected or in a traditional freeze-dried form.