Some putative prebiotics increase the severity of Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium infection in mice

BMC Microbiology

Table 1 Weight and pH of caecum five days post challenge^a

	N^b	Caecum weight incl. content (mg)	pH of caecal content
Study A:
Control	7	198.96 ± 14.15	7.52 ± 0.06
FOS	10	355.32 ± 32.09**	7.72 ± 0.19
XOS	7	358.74 ± 44.66**	7.45 ± 0.25
Study B:
Control	7	181.70 ± 10.60	7.08 ± 0.12
Beta-glucan	6	206.40 ± 76.03	6.85 ± 0.17
GOS	6	174.83 ± 38.95	7.07 ± 0.15
Study C:
Control	8	205.36 ± 20.93	7.17 ± 0.05
Inulin	8	263.24 ± 24.05	7.07 ± 0.09
Apple pectin	6	216.68 ± 18.20	7.02 ± 0.14
Polydextrose	5	637.74 ± 61.11***	6.60 ± 0.05***

^aValues represent means ± SEM. ^bGroup size on Day 5 post challenge. One mouse died during the acclimatisation period in the control group in study A. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.

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