Animal Microbiome

Table 3 Behavioral changes by probiotic intervention among four different experiment groups

From: Putative modulation of the gut microbiome by probiotics enhances preference for novelty in a preliminary double-blind placebo-controlled study in ferrets

		Difference Pre vs Post		ANOVA
		Mean	Std Dev	Test	P-value
Novel Object					(F-value)
Poly IC	Milk	−0.2	38.8	Probiotic	0.88 (0.02)
Poly IC	Probiotic	12.1	37.0	Poly IC	0.53 (0.04)
PBS	Milk	−0.1	41.9	Interaction	0.53 (0.41)
PBS	Probiotic	−7.6	11.4
Novel Animal
Poly IC	Milk	−33.6	15.9	Probiotic	0.17 (2.11)
Poly IC	Probiotic	55.2	82.7	Poly IC	0.71 (0.14)
PBS	Milk	3.4	71.6	Interaction	0.11 (2.85)
PBS	Probiotic	−3.3	61.5
Animal vs Empty
Poly IC	Milk	4.3	32.5	Probiotic	0.17 (2.06)
Poly IC	Probiotic	−27.8	43.9	Poly IC	0.82 (0.05)
PBS	Milk	−9.2	11.9	Interaction	0.54 (0.04)
PBS	Probiotic	−21.6	41.1

Sample size = 5 for each experiment group
In all ANOVA tests, df1 is 1 for each factor, df2 is 19

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