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Severity of diarrhea in rabbits infected with STEC O157:H7 strain 89020087 by day 7 after infection
| Diarrhea severity | No. of rabbits/total (%)a
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Control | L. casei treated | |
| None | 1/22 (4.5) | 6/25 (24.0) |
| Slight | 1/22 (4.5) | 11/25 (44.0) |
| Mild | 3/22 (13.6) | 4/25 (16.0) |
| Severe | 17/22 (77.3) | 4/25 (16.0) |
A significant difference was observed between the two groups (P < 0.0001) by cumulative chi-square analysis.
