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. 2019 Oct 8;9:14463. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51058-3

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Faecal concentration of lactic and acetic acid correlates with mouse survival upon P. aeruginosa regardless of faecal E. coli levels. (a) E. coli CFUs in faeces of immunocompromised mice infected with PA14 and E. coli BW25113 and kept on a protein-, fat- or carbohydrate-based diet [n = 10]. (b,c) Correlation plots and Pearson correlation coefficient (R) of faecal acetic acid (b) and lactic acid (c) concentration against the lethal time 50% (LT50) of the corresponding mice for each of the 6 conditions (3 mouse diets × 2 types of infection). (d) A combinatorial index of normalized mouse faecal acetic and lactic acid concentration correlated with LT50.