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Mortality rate in COBB 500 broiler chicks infected with pathogenic Escherichia coli and treated with C-ΦKAZ14 NPs (replicate).
| Mortality rate | Protection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Mortality | Survivors | (%) | rate |
| Untreated control | 7 | 5 | 58.33 | 42.00 |
| ΦKAZ14 phage | 6 | 6 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| C-ΦKAZ14 NPs | 2 | 10 | 16.70 | 83.33 |
ΦKAZ14 phage = naked bacteriophage, C-ΦKAZ14 NPs = chitosan bacteriophage encapsulated nanoparticles. Total number of chicks per group (n) = 12.
