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Table 1 Composition of the bacterial cocktail for oral inoculation

From: Host intestinal biomarker identification in a gut leakage model in broilers

Bacterial strain

Day 19 (CFU/mL)

Day 20 (CFU/mL)

Day 21 (CFU/mL)

E. coli

2.11 × 109

1.22 × 109

2.28 × 109

Enterococcus faecalis

3.44 × 109

2.28 × 1010

3.56 × 109

Lactobacillus salivarius

4.78 × 107

1.16 × 107

2.39 × 107

Lactobacillus crispatus

1.89 × 109

7.78 × 107

7.22 × 106

Clostridium perfringens

1 × 107

1.06 × 107

2.78 × 108

Ruminococcus gnavus

2.89 × 108

2.78 × 108

3.17 × 108

  1. Broilers in the challenge group were orally inoculated with 1 mL of a bacterial cocktail consisting of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus crispatus, Clostridium perfringens (netB-) and Ruminococcus gnavus on day 19, 20 and 21, with number of colony-forming units (CFU) per strain as indicated in the table.