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Table 11 Phage shedding from the studied rats during phage feeding biocontrol

From: Novel approach of using a cocktail of designed bacteriophages against gut pathogenic E. colifor bacterial load biocontrol

Phage feed at 1×107PFU/ml with water drink and oral injection for 20 d

Total phage shedding (PFU/ml) via water drink

Total phage shedding (PFU/ml) via oral injection

Time zero (control –ve)

0

0

Day 1

0

40

Day 2

1.18 x 103

8.0 x 102

Day 3

1.22 x 103

9.4 x 102

Day 4

2.6 x 104

1.2 x 103

Day 5

8.3 x 104

5.2 x 103

Day 6

2.7 x 105

3.8 x 104

Day 7

5.4 x 105

4.1 x 105

Day 8

1.5 x 104

7.9 x 104

Day 10

3.7 x 103

3.8 x 103

Day 12

7.2 x 102

8.7 x 102

Day 14

1.1 x 102

64

Day 16

8.9

6

Day 20

0

0