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Table 8 E. coli output decline in group B rats due to the continuous phage feeding for 20 d via water drinking with alkali

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

Phage feed at 1×107PFU/ml via drinking water for 20 d

TotalE. colioutput count (CFU/mL)

Mean LR (log10CFU/ml)

Time zero

1.4 x 105

-

Day 1

1.9x 105

0.1 ± 0.03

Day 2

3.5x 105

0.96 ± 0.09

Day 3

4.1x 105

1.23 ± 0.13

Day 4

7.4 x 104

1.93 ± 0.11

Day 5

6.8 x 103

3.09 ± 0.28

Day 6

5.2 x 103

3.32 ± 0.24

Day 7

8.2 x 102

4.08 ± 0.3

Day 8

8.7 x 102

4.01 ± 0.23

Day 10

4x 103

2.33 ± 0.16

Day 12

6.3 x 103

2.04 ± 0.14

Day 14

3 x 104

1.24 ± 0.1

Day 16

5.7 x 105

−1.04 ± 0.06

Day 20

3 x 105

0.05 ± 0.002