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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2018 Jul 17;155(5):1495–1507.e15. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.014

Table 1. Time periods used for CDI chemostat experiments to compare the effects of FMT to saline.

Vessel Days 0-17 Days 18-24 Day 24 Days 25-31 Days 32-42 Day 42 Days 43-54
Control vessel (VA) Stabilisation period (no intervention) Stable communities (no intervention) Added C difficile spores Added C difficile spores (day 25) and clindamycin every 12 hrs (days 25-31) Stabilisation period (no intervention) Added saline No intervention
Test vessel (VB) Stabilisation period (no intervention) Stable communities (no intervention) Added C difficile spores Added C difficile spores (day 25) and clindamycin every 12 hrs (days 25-31) Stabilisation period (no intervention) Added FMT No intervention