Table PT-270 Median (IQR) number of bacteria per biopsy expressed as log colony-forming unit

	IBS-D n = 27	Control n = 22	p Value Kruskall–Wallis
Total bacteria	5.24 (1.19)	5.74 (0.90)	0.14
Bacteroides–prevotella	4.04 (1.22)	4.41 (0.73)	0.22
Bacteroides vulgatus	3.55 (1.19)	3.80 (0.99)	0.31
Clostridia	4.31 (1.05)	4.46 (1.03)	0.15
Bifidobacteria	2.68 (1.97)	2.40 (0.46)	0.07
Lactobacillus	1.30 (0.55)	1.62 (0.58)	0.02
E coli	2.49 (1.25)	2.83 (2.18)	0.66

IBS-D, diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome; IQR, interquartile range.