Experimental group
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Number of pigsd
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Incidence of clinical disease
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Incidence of vascular lesions in brainstem
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Incidence of vascular lesions in ileum
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Probiotica
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30
|
3/30
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11/30
|
17/30
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Shamb
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30
|
4/30
|
17/30
|
19/30
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Negative controlc
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10
|
0/10
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0/10
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0/10
|
- aInoculated with STEC strain, treated with probiotic. bInoculated with STEC strain, treated with sham. cInoculated with non-pathogenic E. coli strain, no treatment. dSum of three experimental replicates.
- Negative control pigs were inoculated with a non-pathogenic, commensal E.coli strain. Probiotic treatment had a tendency to reduce the incidence of vascular lesions in brainstem (p = 0.098); however, treatment with the receptor mimic probiotic did not significantly reduce the incidences of clinical disease or vascular lesions (Fisher’s exact test).