Figure 1.
Bacteria CFUs of Escherichia coli in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), spleen, liver and blood after ethanol binge exposure. Ethanol binge administration induced E. coli translocation to MLN in 83% of animals in the ethanol group and to the spleen in 33% of animals. Animals with no bacterial growth are represented under the detection limit (D.L.; discontinued horizontal line). Data are corrected by tissue weight (except blood samples) and expressed as log10. exploratory (pilot) study: control group n = 4; EtOH group n = 6.