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. 2018 Jan 19;25(3):287–296. doi: 10.1093/dnares/dsy001

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Phenotypic and microbial characteristics of preterm pigs. (a) Representative photographs and (b) histopathology of the small intestine in preterm pigs receiving AB (AB pigs, NEC score 1) or CON-raised pigs and with NEC lesions (CON-NEC pigs, NEC scores 5–6). (c) Growth velocity of preterm pigs, and villus height and crypt depth in the distal intestine. (d) Bacterial load and (e) dendrogram illustrating the microbial composition in the distal small intestine of preterm pigs. (f) IL-8 expression in the distal intestine. (g) Lactate concentration in the colon. Bar charts were presented as the mean values ± SEM (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001).