Figure 8.

Rats infected with E. hirae showed positive bladder and urethra cultures while the treatment with xyloglucan + gelose significantly reduced the bacteria titers in the bladder but not in urethra (bladder and urethra graphs). Moreover, following xyloglucan + gelose treatment, E. hirae was significantly eliminated from the feces (feces graphs). Values are means ± SEM of 10 animals for each group. Figures are representative of at least three separate experiments. (Bladder) *** p < 0.01 vs. Sham, ^### p < 0.001 vs. E. hirae; (feces) ** p < 0.01 vs. Sham and ^# p < 0.05 vs. E. hirae.