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From: Superior performance of biofilm versus planktonic Limosilactobacillus reuteri in protection of the intestines and brain in a piglet model of necrotizing enterocolitis

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Effect of Lr-DM-maltose in a piglet model of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). In Experiment 1, piglets were randomized to Colostrum (N = 20), NEC + Saline (N = 45), and NEC + Lr-DM-maltose (N = 47) groups. The following data represent the combined results of 7 independent experiments. (a) Clinical Sickness Scores (CSS), *p < 0.05, (b) gross injury scores, (c) histologic injury scores, (d) bacterial translocation, (e) Definitive NEC (D-NEC) score, and (f) percent death associated with D-NEC. CSS was evaluated using 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Columns indicate group means and error bars show standard error of the mean (SEM). The Kruskal–Wallis test was performed for gross injury scores, histologic injury scores, bacterial translocation, and D-NEC scores. Percent death associated with D-NEC was analyzed using the log-rank (Mantel-Cox) test with Bonferroni correction.

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