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TABLE 3.

Phage decay/propagation rates in intestine and spleen samples calculated from linear regression

Phage administration method	Tissue	Phage decay^a		Phage propagation^a
Phage administration method	Tissue	Rate h⁻¹	r²	Rate h⁻¹	r²
Bath	Intestine	0.10 (±0.02)	0.81*
Bath	Spleen	0.03 (±0.03)	0.18
Oral intubation	Intestine	0.19 (±0.02)	0.91*
Oral intubation	Spleen	0.14 (±0.04)	0.81*
Phage-coated feed	Intestine			0.003 (±0.002)	0.14
Phage-coated feed	Spleen			0.001 (±0.008)	0.001

Phage decay/propagation rates were calculated from linear regression of ln-transformed data on PFU over time. Asterisks indicate significant rates of decay (P < 0.05).