Non-nutritive sweeteners possess a bacteriostatic effect and alter gut microbiota in mice
Fig 3
The natural NNS reb A possesses a selective bacteriostatic effect on E. coli in vitro.
Reb A (2.5%, w/v) inhibited the growth of E. coli HB101 colonies (A, B), but not E. coli K-12 colonies (A, C), n = 3. All data represent mean ± S.E.M., Wilcoxon match-pairs signed rank test was used. * p<0.05. n.s., not significant.