Table 6 Log₁₀ DNA gene copies of bacteria in different tissues (POCM)

7.13 ± 0.07^A

6.74 ± 0.06^Ba

6.71 ± 0.05^Ba

6.90 ± 0.08^A

6.54 ± 0.02^B

7.29 ± 0.09^C

3.34 ± 0.01^Aa

3.29 ± 0.08^Aa

4.29 ± 0.04^B

3.04 ± 0.07^Aa

3.19 ± 0.06^Ab

4.95 ± 0.01^B

5.02 ± 0.01^Aa

4.95 ± 0.04^Aa

4.14 ± 0.05^B

4.83 ± 0.03^A

5.26 ± 0.02^B

5.75 ± 0.00^C

4.99 ± 0.08^A

4.33 ± 0.07^Ba

4.17 ± 0.02^Bb

4.59 ± 0.05^A

4.09 ± 0.08^B

4.79 ± 0.05^C

4.95 ± 0.01^Aa

4.83 ± 0.04^Ab

4.06 ± 0.06^B

4.46 ± 0.03^A

4.59 ± 0.03^B

4.69 ± 0.01^C

1.91 ± 0.07^Aa

2.00 ± 0.06^Aa

1.39 ± 0.09^B

2.41 ± 0.03^A

1.74 ± 0.04^Ba

1.80 ± 0.06^Ba

5.76 ± 0.03^A

5.64 ± 0.04^B

5.14 ± 0.03^C

5.73 ± 0.10^Aa

5.89 ± 0.06^Aa

5.46 ± 0.07^B

6.12 ± 0.04^A

5.55 ± 0.04^B

5.30 ± 0.06^C

6.05 ± 0.07^Aa

6.17 ± 0.02^Ab

6.64 ± 0.01^B

2.30 ± 0.07^A

1.83 ± 0.03^B

2.04 ± 0.07^C

1.87 ± 0.04^A

1.65 ± 0.04^B

2.62 ± 0.09^C