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Fig. 3 | Gut Pathogens

Fig. 3

From: Lactobacilli with probiotic potential in the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Fig. 3

Relative abundance of lactobacilli in the GI tract of prairie voles. As indicator for the amount of lactobacilli in the vole GI tract, qPCR assays using group-specific and universal primers in conjunction with hydrolysis probes (see Table 2) were conducted to determine the relative abundance of Lactobacillus rRNA gene copies in content samples from the vole stomach, proximal small intestine (PSI), distal small intestine (DSI), cecum, and colon. Percent abundance values for five female (ring symbols) and seven male animals (solid symbols) are depicted on a logarithmic scale. Individual animals are represented by a specific symbol-color combination. Experiments were performed at least in duplicate. The horizontal bars indicate the geometric means of the abundance at the indicated sites for the twelve animals

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