Non-nutritive sweeteners possess a bacteriostatic effect and alter gut microbiota in mice
Fig 2
Ace K and saccharin show bacteriostatic effects on E. coli in vitro.
Ace K (2.5%, w/v) and saccharin (2.5%, w/v) inhibited (A) E. coli HB101 and (B) E. coli K-12 strains in LB liquid culture, n = 3. All data represent mean ± S.E.M., One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni’s test was used for multiple comparisons. ***p <0.001.