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Table 1 Statistical analysis of blood biochemical profiles before, during, and after L. reuteri Lr1 administration

From: Adhesion of Lactobacillus reuteri strain Lr1 to equine epithelial cells and competitive exclusion of Clostridium difficile from the gastro-intestinal tract of horses

Variables with units

Mean and SD

Variance (P values)

XB ± SDB

XD ± SDD

XA ± SDA

B vs. D

B vs. A

D vs. A

WBC (109/l)

7.65 ± 1.80

7.50 ± 0.89

7.26 ± 0.90

*

*

*

NEU (109/l)

3.29 ± 0.77

3.56 ± 0.18

3.42 ± 0.01

*

*

*

LYM (109/l)

3.34 ± 0.87

3.13 ± 0.10

2.76 ± 0.37

*

*

*

MONO (109/l)

0.37 ± 0.09

0.36 ± 0.00

0.34 ± 0.00

*

*

*

EOS (109/l)

0.13 ± 0.07

0.11 ± 0.04

0.11 ± 0.07

*

*

*

BASO (109/l)

0.12 ± 0.11

0.12 ± 0.01

0.22 ± 0.09

*

*

*

RBC (1012/l)

7.71 ± 0.65

7.74 ± 0.39

7.15 ± 0.33

*

**

*

HGB (g/dl)

13.5 ± 0.6

13.5 ± 0.71

12.4 ± 0.74

*

**

**

HCT (%)

64.9 ± 2.9

64.9 ± 2.53

60.5 ± 2.47

*

**

*

PLT (109/l)

204 ± 56

200 ± 12.90

183 ± 35.53

*

*

*

AST (UI/l)

291 ± 31

291 ± 1.06

283 ± 10.43

*

*

*

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.33 ± 0.15

2.34 ± 0.05

2.24 ± 0.16

*

**

**

Glucose (mmol/l)

5.40 ± 0.79

5.50 ± 0.39

4.65 ± 0

*

**

**

Lactate (mmol/l)

0.83 ± 0.33

0.94 ± 0.16

0.72 ± 0.15

*

*

**

Urea (mmol/l)

5.25 ± 3.28

4.65 ± 0.02

4.28 ± 0.32

**

*

*

  1. SD: Standard deviation
  2. B: before administration, D: during administration, A: after administration
  3. WBC: White blood cells, NEU: neutrophils, LYM: lymphocytes, MONO:mMonocytes, EOS: eosinophils, BASO: basophils, RBC: red blood cells, HGB: haemoglobin, HCT: haematocrit, PLT: platelets, AST: aspartate aminotransferase
  4. * P > 0.05
  5. ** P ≤ 0.05
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Annals of Microbiology

ISSN: 1869-2044

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