Fig. 6.
Phage transfer via gavage results in increased body mass without affecting digestive efficiency. Naïve mice were treated daily with bacteriophage isolated from risperidone-treated mice (n = 7) or control (n = 6). A) Body mass gains were measured daily. B) Food intake behavior was measured during housing in metabolic cages. C) Digestive efficiency was determined through bomb calorimetry. D) Energy absorbed was calculated as the subtraction of calculated fecal energy from energy consumed. Data are representative of mean ± s.e.m. *p < 0.05.