Table 5.
Viable cell counts of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 in fecal material of mice.
Sample | Sampling days | Treatment group | ||
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Negative control (PBS) | Treated group (pro-typ) | Positive control (typ) | ||
Fecal material of mice | Day 9 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 2.27 ± 0.01ab | 4.47 ± 0.02f |
Day 10 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 2.30 ± 0.03a | 4.52 ± 0.04e | |
Day 11 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.93 ± 0.04abc | 4.56 ± 0.01bcd | |
Day 12 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.90 ± 0.07abc | 4.55 ± 0.02cde | |
Day 13 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.88 ± 0.04abc | 4.58 ± 0.02abc | |
Day 14 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.82 ± 0.05bcd | 4.61 ± 0.00a | |
Day 15 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.74 ± 0.06cd | 4.60 ± 0.01a | |
Day 16 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.65 ± 0.07cd | 4.59 ± 0.00ab | |
Day 17 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.65 ± 0.07cd | 4.56 ± 0.01bcd | |
Day 18 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 1.39 ± 0.13d | 4.56 ± 0.01bcd | |
Day 19 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.50 ± 0.71e | 4.54 ± 0.01de | |
Day 20 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00f | 4.53 ± 0.01de | |
Day 21 | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 0.00 ± 0.00f | 4.52 ± 0.02e |
PBS = PBS = phosphate-buffered saline;pro + typ = both mixed probiotic cultures and Salmonella; typ = mono Salmonella Typhimurium DT104. Data are means ± SD from three replications and values followed by different letters within columns indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).