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. 2018 May 15;13(5):e0195023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195023

Fig 4. Effects of simulated gastric fluid (SGF) and bile salts (BS) on the survival of microencapsulated and free phages.

Fig 4

Microencapsulated (ME) and free phages were exposed to SGF (A) at different pH values for 2, 5, 15 and 30 min or exposed to BS (B) at 1% and 2% for 1 and 3 h. Data represents mean values ± SEM of three independent experiments. Right, interaction plot of phage survival means calculated for timepoint at each phage condition. Different letters represent significant differences between groups (P<0.05), whereas letters shared in common between or among the groups indicate no significant differences.