Fig 2.

Inhibition of gal-3 interaction with immobilized ASF by a panel of commensal bacteria by an SPR biosensor approach. E. coli NCTC 12900 was included as a positive control. Inhibition is defined as the ability of bacteria to interact with gal-3, thereby reducing its ability to generate a surface plasmon response through interaction with the ASF chip surface. Gal-3 injected over the ASF surface in the absence of bacteria was used to define the 0% inhibition SPR response. Experiments were carried out in triplicate (n = 3), and the results are presented as mean inhibition ± the standard deviation. ***, P < 0.0001.