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Table 2 The effects of liposomal-curcumin on bacteria (ng/μL) found in equine cecal fluid, in vitro (24 h)a

From: Effects of liposomal-curcumin on five opportunistic bacterial strains found in the equine hindgut - preliminary study

 

Treatment1

  

Strains

15

20

25

30

SEM

P-value

SBEC

5.49E + 09a

1.79E + 11b

5.07E + 13c

2.60E + 12d

2.73E + 07

0.0001

E. coli K-12

7.93E + 03a

1.30E + 04a

2.86E + 06b

3.39E + 06b

7.67E + 05

0.01

E. coli general

1.30E + 02a

9.60E + 01a

2.08E + 04b

4.81E + 03a

4.85E + 01

0.03

C. difficile

2.14E + 03

1.74E + 03

2.15E + 01

1.07

1.33E + 03

0.56

C. perfringens

5.20E-01

1.74E-02

2.06E-01

6.56E + 01

3.20E + 01

0.42

  1. aData are means of 4 jars per replicate. a-dMeans within a row with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  2. 1Treatments: 15 g; 20 g; 25 g; 30 g of 95% liposomal-curcumin