Table 3. Amount of S. typhimurium in feces and small intestines: effects of S. typhimurium-specific bacteriophage.
| Item | Non-challenged | Challenged | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | ||
| Fecal shedding of S. typhimurium | 0 DPI (day 7) | - | - | - | - |
| 1 DPI (day 8) | - | - | 5.8 ± 0.6* | 3.5 ± 1.7 § | |
| 3 DPI (day 10) | - | - | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 2.2 ± 2.1 § | |
| 7 DPI (day 14) | - | - | 1.2 ± 2.0 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | |
| Small intestine (jejunum) | - | - | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 2.8 ± 1.3 § | |
*
Quantificational value (log CFU/ml) in the samples by real-time PCR. §Group D exhibited lower quantificational value (p < 0.05) than Group D.