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. 2014 Sep 25;5:339. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00339

Table 3.

Evaluation of total bacterial counts in duodenum, ileum, or cecum in chickens fed with corn or rye in Experiments 1 and 2.

	Duodenum			Ileum			Ceca
	Coliforms	LAB’s	Anaerobes	Coliforms	LAB	Anaerobes	Coliforms	LAB	Anaerobes
Experiment 1
Corn	1.0 ± 0.19^b	2.29 ± 0.76^b	3.86 ± 0.40^b	1.92 ± 0.11^b	3.98 ± 0.58^b	5.16 ± 0.11^a	7.75 ± 0.14^a	7.02 ± 0.14^b	7.91 ± 0.20^a
Rye	3.62 ± 0.35^a	5.91 ± 0.25^a	5.36 ± 0.31^a	4.87 ± 0.70^a	6.25 ± 0.57^a	5.41 ± 0.50^a	7.48 ± 0.15^a	8.02 ± 0.14^a	7.83 ± 0.30^a
Experiment 2
Corn	2.27 ± 0^b	3.27 ± 0.76^b	3.27 ± 0.40^b	1.42 ± 0.11^b	3.42 ± 0.58^b	3.42 ± 0.11^a	8.08 ± 0.14^a	7.08 ± 0.14^b	8.08 ± 0.20^a
Rye	3.77 ± 0.35^a	5.77 ± 0.25^a	6.23 ± 0.31^a	3.66 ± 0.70^a	6.66 ± 0.57^a	3.66 ± 0.50^a	7.71 ± 0.15^a	7.71 ± 0.14^a	7.71 ± 0.30^a

Data is express in Log₁₀ cfu/g of tissue. Mean ± SE from 12 chickens. LAB. ^a,bwithin columns indicate significant difference at p < 0.05.