TABLE 1.
Quantitative bacterial counts in ceca of HLA-B27 transgenic rats
| Measurement | Value(s) for rats with indicated status
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|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Intermediate disease | Severe disease | |
| No. of rats | 6 | 12 | 11 |
| Colon histology score | 0.67 | 3.08 | 3.09 |
| Colon ulceration score | 0.00 | 0.67 | 3.55 |
| No. of: | |||
| Aerobes | 8.69 ± 0.45 (7.52–10.4)a | 9.12 ± 0.20 (8.23–10.5) | 9.51 ± 0.17 (8.62–10.45) |
| Anaerobes | 9.63 ± 0.27 (8.66–10.25) | 1.23 ± 0.11 (9.27–10.79) | 10.02 ± 0.16 (8.7–10.58) |
| Enterococcus | 8.13 ± 0.57 (6.91–10.4) | 8.67 ± 0.26 (6.65–9.98) | 9.37 ± 0.20 (8.26–10.45) |
| E. coli | 5.89 ± 0.44 (4.6–7.14) | 7.85 ± 0.41 (5.49–10.31) | 8.44 ± 0.21 (7.5–9.7) |
a
Mean ± standard error of the mean (range) log10 CFU/gram of cecal contents.