TABLE 2.

Effect of the administration of B. fibrisolvens MDT-1 on infection with C. coli 11580-3 in mice^a

Mouse group	Administration of:		Body wt (g)	No. of C. coli cells in cecal contents (log CFU/g of cells [wet wt])
	C. coli	B. fibrisolvens
E	No	No	37.6 ± 0.4 a	ND c
F	Yes	No	31.7 ± 1.0 c	7.27 ± 0.09 a
G	Yes	Yes	35.0 ± 0.5 b	5.96 ± 0.47 b

^aData represent means ± SE. Means with no common letters within each column differ significantly (P < 0.05; n = 5). ND, not detected.