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Figure 5

From: The spontaneously produced lysogenic prophage phi456 promotes bacterial resistance to adverse environments and enhances the colonization ability of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain DE456

Figure 5

Bacterial counts during infection in vivo. Chickens were inoculated by the air sac route with strains or a bacteria-phage suspension, respectively. At 24 hpi, chickens were sacrificed and the bacterial load in A lung, B heart, and C liver was quantified. The data was subjected to analysis using the Mann–Whitney U test.

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Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1297-9716