An In Vitro Evaluation of Antioxidant and Colonic Microbial Profile Levels following Mushroom Consumption

Table 2

Average Ct values (threshold cycle) of samples in the various colon segments following mushroom consumption.

Sample	Ct values
	General bacteria	Lactobacilli
Ascending colon
Pleurotus ostreatus	—	20.39±0.009
Agaricus bisporus	13.04±0.006	17.66±0.003
Boletus edulis	—	—
Cantharellus cibarius	—	28.72±0.007
Transverse colon
Pleurotus ostreatus	—	—
Agaricus bisporus	15.36±0.00	20.73±0.003
Boletus edulis	17.47±0.008	25.95±0.001
Cantharellus cibarius	13.97±0.008	18.15±0.001
Descending colon
Pleurotus ostreatus	—	—
Agaricus bisporus	10.96±0.003	16.53±0.005
Boletus edulis	—	28.95±0.00
Cantharellus cibarius	—	18.88±0.007