Table 1. Bacteria isolated in microbiological culture from samples of homogenizate of mesenteric lymph nodes, ascitic fluid, pleural fluid, liver and spleen in cirrhotic rats treated with water or probiotic.
| Group | Rat | Isolated bacteria | Laparotomy samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesenteric lymph nodes | Ascitic fluid | Pleural fluid | Liver | Spleen | |||
| Water group | 1 | E. coli | + | − | − | − | + |
| 2 | E. coliEnterococcus spp | − | − | − | + | − | |
| 3 | E. coliEnterococcus spp. | + | − | + | − | − | |
| 4 | E. coli | + | − | − | − | − | |
| 5 | E. coli | + | − | − | − | + | |
| 6 | E. coliEnterococcus spp. | + | + | − | − | − | |
| 7 | E. coli | + | − | − | − | − | |
| Probiotic group | 1 | E. coliEnterococcus spp. | + | − | − | − | + |
+represents presence of bacteria in microbiological culture, and − represents absence of bacteria in microbiological culture. E. coli, Escherichia coli.