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Table 4b.

Mean ± SD viable count of Escherichiia coli (O1:K11:H7) isolated from organs and blood of infected 500 COBB broiler chicks (replicate group).

		Spleen	Lung	Blood^c
Group	DPI	Mean CFU/g(mL)	Mean CFU/g(mL)	Mean CFU/g(mL)
Control	7	94.67 ± 8.32^a	103.33 ± 10.40^a	104.33 ± 9.29^a
	14	154.33 ± 42.47^a	161.66 ± 43.68^a	162 ± 43.55
	21	399 ± 13.52^a	417 ± 52.6^a	432 ± 72.64
	28	464 ± 53.73^b	470.33 ± 50.9^b	496.33 ± 76.13
ΦKAZ14	7	90.66 ± 2.30^a	100.67 ± 0.57^a	93 ± 3.46
	14	80.67 ± 2.08^a	94 ± 3.46^a	90
	21	60^a	86.67 ± 10.01^a	79.33 ± 1.15
	28	56.33 ± 5.68^b	77 ± 4.35^b	80
C-ΦKAZ14NP	7	86 ± 5.19^a	87.33 ± 4.16^a	79 ± 3
	14	56.67 ± 4.16^a	66.33 ± 4.50^a	47.33 ± 8.32
	21	34.33 ± 20.64^a	44.67 ± 15.53^a	34 ± 16.52
	28	13 ± 3.46	34 ± 16.52^b	9.33 ± 1.15

^a= including birds that died before sacrifice, ^b= all survivor birds before sacrifice, ^c= all live birds before mortality and sacrifice, DPI = Day post infection, ϕKAZ14 = unprotected bacteriophage, C-φKAZ14NP = chitosan nanoparticle protected bacteriophage.