TABLE 4.
Bacterial titers within the peritoneal cavity at sacrifice in animals receiving a polymicrobial inoculum
| Groupb | Titer
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| Day 1 studya
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Day 3 studya
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| E. coli | B. fragilis | E. faecalis | E. coli | B. fragilis | E. faecalis | |
| OG1X | 6.5 ± 1.6 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 1.7c | 2.8 ± 1.8c | 4.7 ± 0.9c |
| OG1RF | 4.1 ± 0.7 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 4 ± 0.5 |
| OG1X(pAM 9058) | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 5.5 ± 0.6 | 4.7 ± 0.7 | 3.6 ± 0.8c | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 4 ± 0.5c |
| OG1X(pAM 944) | 4.6 ± 1.1 | 5.8 ± 0.6 | 4.5 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 0.9c | 4.8 ± 1.2d | 4 ± 0.6 |
| OG1X(pAM 714) | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 6.2 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 1.9d | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 3.6 ± 1.2d |
| OG1SSP(pCF10) | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 3.7 ± 0.6d | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 3.9 ± 0.5 |
a
Bacterial titers are expressed in log10 CFU per milliliter ± SD.
b
Each group was composed of eight rats on day 1 and eight rats on day 3.
c
P < 0.05 versus day 1 study for the same bacterium.
d
P < 0.01 versus day 1 study for the same bacterium.