Xylanase and Fermented Polysaccharide of Hericium caputmedusae Reduce Pathogenic Infection of Broilers by Improving Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Table 3

Effect of xylanase and FPHC on the intestinal microbiota of broilers ().

Item		Lactobacillus plantarum	Bacillus licheniformis	Bacillus subtilis
CG	21 d	5.34 ± 0.39	2.68 ± 0.32	2.35 ± 1.29
	42 d	6.26 ± 0.83^b,c,d	3.51 ± 0.57^b,c,d	5.39 ± 0.64^b,c,d
XG	21 d	5.05 ± 0.26	2.51 ± 0.30	2.89 ± 1.36
	42 d	7.04 ± 0.76^a,c,d	3.00 ± 0.69^a,c,d	5.58 ± 0.52^a,c,d
HG	21 d	5.58 ± 0.31	2.55 ± 0.28	2.47 ± 1.15
	42 d	7.96 ± 0.75^a,b,d	5.44 ± 0.61^a,b,d	5.62 ± 0.49^a,b,d
XHG	21 d	5.16 ± 0.35	2.62 ± 0.34	2.46 ± 1.21
	42 d	6.58 ± 0.87^a,b,c	4.73 ± 0.75^a,b,c	5.01 ± 0.32^a,b,c

Note: From days 0 to 21, all groups received basal diets. Xylanase and FPHC were added from days 22 to 42. Bacterial numbers were represented as log₁₀ cfu per gram of tissues. ^a vs. a CG group; ^b vs. a XG group; ^c vs. a HG group; ^d vs. a XHG group.