Research on the Effect of Pediococcus pentosaceus on Salmonella enteritidis-Infected Chicken

Table 3

Comparison of Salmonella and Escherichia coli load in the caecum of postinfection between the two groups of chicken ().

Strain	Group	Sample size	1 d	3 d	7 d	14 d
Salmonella	Control group	4	^b,x	^a,y	7^a,y	^a,y
	Trial group	4	^a,x	^a,x	^a,x	^b,x
Escherichia coli	Control group	4	^a,y	^a,y	^a,y	^a,x
	Trial group	4	7^a,x	^a,x	^a,x	^a,x

Note: ^a-b represent the comparison of the data in the group, and different superscripts mean significant difference (); ^x-y represent the comparison of the data between groups, and different superscripts mean significant difference ().