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Table 1 Outcome measures of diarrhea among mice receiving different probiotic bacteria and challenged with RRV

From: Effective prophylaxis against rotavirus diarrhea using a combination of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and antibodies

Strains/Treatment a

Number of animals

Highest Prevalence (%)

Duration (mean ± SE)

Severity (mean ± SE)

L. paracasei b

17

65

1.94 ± 0.20

2.88 ± 0.35

L. reuteri SD2112 (ATCC 55730)

10

70

1.40 ± 0.30

2.00 ± 0.47

L. rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103)

20

41***

0.65 ± 0.15***

0.85 ± 0.19***

Heat killed L. rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103)

8

75

1.63 ± 0.32

2.37 ± 0.53

L. paracasei NCC 2461 (ST11)

10

90

1.60 ± 0.26

2.50 ± 0.40

L. johnsonii NCC 533 (La-1)

8

88

1.87 ± 0.12

2.75 ± 0.25

S. thermophilus NCC 2496

10

100

1.50 ± 0.16

2.70 ± 0.39

Infected and untreated

27

93

1.81 ± 0.17

2.96 ± 0.32

  1. a All bacteria were daily administered at a concentration of 108 CFU/dose
  2. b previously thought to be L. casei ATCC 393 [15]
  3. * p < 0.05 vs Untreated
  4. **p < 0.01 vs Untreated
  5. *** p < 0.001 vs Untreated