Wistar rats fed 5%‐mannitol diet showed significant decreases of viridans streptococci and bifidobacteria, and a remarkable increase of butyric acid concentration and a decrease of acetic acid in the caecal contents compared with the sucrose and basal diet groups. Stocky fusiform bacteria were increased in concentration in the rats on mannitol compared with the other groups.
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